Ten new construction contracts that will add hundreds of miles of Smart Wall along the U.S. southwest border were awarded in September by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), CBP said in an Oct. 10 statement.
“The Smart Wall is a border security system that combines steel barriers, waterborne barriers, patrol roads, lights, cameras, and advanced detection technology to give Border Patrol agents the best tools in the world to stop illegal traffic,” the agency said.
