Workers from the Ultimate Concrete construction company speed up their task to finish the metal wall ordered by US President Donald Trump, on the border with Columbus County, New Mexico (USA), in the town of Puerto Palomas, state of Chihuahua, Mexico, 02 December 2020. At full speed and trying to buy time from time, construction companies accelerate the works of the border wall before Joe Biden takes office in January and puts a stop to the project that the outgoing president, Donald Trump, considers his legacy and possible platform for a future presidential attempt. EFE/Luis Torres/Sipa USA
Construction companies speed up Trump’s wall before Biden stops them
LOS EBANOS, Texas (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden will face immediate pressure to fulfill his pledge to stop border wall construction. But he will confront a series of tough choices left behind by President Donald Trump, who’s ramped up construction in his final weeks.
More than two dozen projects are underway, and contracts are signed with at least five construction companies, totaling $7 billion. Most construction is in Arizona and New Mexico, while the Trump administration fights for property in Texas.
Biden also faces skepticism about his own record on border walls, having voted for the Secure Fence Act of 2006 and being vice president when the government built barriers and pursued lawsuits against border landowners.
