Public input sought on new border wall plans in San Diego County

Limit Patrol SUV at the U S -Mexico edge Photo by Chris Stone Times of San Diego Nearly miles of new boundary wall is planned for construction in San Diego County as well as additional infrastructure such as cameras lights and roads along roughly miles of the U S -Mexico territory line The miles of new wall includes miles to be constructed west of the Tecate Port of Entry miles of wall east of the Tecate Port of Entry and just under a mile of secondary barrier east of the Otay Mesa Port of Entry Infrastructural updates are also planned along miles of then existing barrier system within San Diego County which could include fiber optic cables lighting poles artificial lights power cables surveillance cameras access and patrol roads and utility shelters along the edge Department of Homeland Assurance Secretary Kristi Noem issued a waiver of environmental regulations to expedite the construction which states the Limit Patrol s San Diego sector is an area of high illegal entry and that there is presently an acute and immediate need to construct additional physical obstacles and roads in the vicinity of the boundary of the United States in order to prevent unlawful entries into the United States In April Noem issued a separate waiver for more than two miles of limit wall in Jacumba Smuggler s Gulch and Otay Mesa selected of which has already been completed CBP is accepting general comments regarding the planned construction through Oct and in a announcement stated it was seeking input on the project s promising impacts to the milieu cultural quality of life and commerce including socioeconomic impacts Comments may be emailed to SanDiegoComments cbp dhs gov under the subject San Diego Edge Barrier System Construction or be made by calling - - Comments may also be mailed to U S Customs and Boundary Protection U S Demarcation Patrol Headquarters Effort Management Office Directorate Pennsylvania Ave E Mail Stop Washington DC - ATTN Michelle Barnes