(FOX 5/KUSI) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced plans to build nearly 10 miles of additional barrier and add “system attributes” to more than 50 miles of the area within the Border Patrol San Diego Sector, primarily from the Pacific Ocean to just east of the city of Tecate.
The additional barrier will be built along three stretches of the border near the Otay Mesa and Tecate Ports of Entry.
Information provided by CBP states that 7.6 miles of barrier will be built starting just under three miles west of the Tecate POE.
Another 1.3 miles will be built, starting 3.5 miles east of the city of Tecate, with 0.84 miles built just over 3 miles east of the Otay Mesa POE.
The barrier will be 30 feet high and will include steel bollards and anti-climb features.
Aside from the barrier, there will be more than 50 miles of additional “system attributes” along the border in the San Diego Sector, including fiber optic cables, poles and lighting, power cables, cameras, roads, utility shelters and water management features.
Before the work starts, CBP is taking public comment on the potential impacts on the environment, culture, quality of life and commerce. Comments can be submitted via several ways, and the public has until October 23 to do so.
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