Texas Border Wall Project Awarded, Slated to Start in February

Border Patrol agents and others stand next to a new stretch of border wall in Calexico, Calif., on Oct. 26, 2018. AP Photo/Gregory Bull

A $145 million border wall construction project has been awarded to a company with construction slated to start in February 2019.

The contract was awarded by Customs and Border Protection and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to SLSCO Ltd., officials announced on Nov. 2.