U.S. Army Corps commanders met with members of the Biden transition team last week to discuss the border wall project, Corps spokeswoman Raini Brunson said. The Trump administration obtained about $15 billion for the barrier project, enough to complete 738 miles of new fencing, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The U.S. Army Corps estimates show there will be about $3.3 billion in unused funds in the project’s accounts on January 21. The Biden administration has not said whether it would consider completing those elements of the project, or bring everything to a screeching halt. The acting commissioner also said border wall contractors could charge the government for the cost of refilling trenches with dirt if concrete isn’t poured into them by the time Biden pulls the plug.

Source: Washington Post December 16, 2020 23:03 UTC