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    Rio Grande Valley Gate Installation [Image 2 of 24]

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    The image shows a heavy-duty metal border fence or security barrier with dark steel vertical bars and mesh panels, equipped with overhead lighting fixtures. The fence runs along a gravel patrol road with wild vegetation, including yellow wildflowers, growing along its base. A bridge or overpass structure is visible in the background, along with additional fencing extending into the distance.

    BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, UNITED STATES

    06.25.2019

    Photo by Sara Goodeyon 

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Atlantic Division

    In the Rio Grande Valley sector, gates are being installed at locations in the Border Barrier where gaps were left when the structure was built in 2009. In Texas, a landowner’s property extends to the edge of the Rio Grande River, which is the International boundary. There is also a 22-mile levee on the U.S. side of the river and the barrier is on the north side of the levee. The barrier crosses private land and roads that provide access to the south side of the barrier. The gates allow access to the land of property owners and for Customs and Border Protection to patrol along the International Boundary. In some areas, the barrier can be 500 feet from the bank of the Rio Grande River or up to 2 miles away. The gates consist of steel columns installed over three 25-foot concrete drilled piers, lighting at the top of the column, and a trolley beam across the top. The gate panels hang from the trolleys, which roll along the trolley beam to open or close the gate. The gates have an electrical control panel which receives power from the nearest electrical utility power source. The keypad controls and CBP radio control the operation of the gate.

    There are two types of gates: 50-foot wide farm gates that allow big farm equipment to cross and 20-foot wide vehicular gates where there is no need for farmers with large farm equipment to cross. There are 10 gates under the current RGV contract.

    The De Leon Gate is completed and operational. The gate location is unique in that a transnational railroad bridge crosses through the barrier near the gate. It was completed about two years ago and is the first transnational railway bridge built in the last 100 years. The slope at the gate was modified to provide ease of access to farm equipment so the farmers can pass through without risk of overturning the equipment or injuring the operator.

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    Date Taken: 06.25.2019
    Date Posted: 07.16.2019 18:31
    Photo ID: 5584904
    VIRIN: 190625-A-VS667-1002
    Resolution: 5472x3648
    Size: 21.05 MB
    Location: BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, US
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    Downloads: 2

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    A construction or inspection worker wearing an orange safety vest and white hard hat stands on a gravel area observing a large metal border fence or security gate structure. The scene appears to be at a controlled access point near a road, with orange traffic cones visible nearby. The setting is a flat, semi-arid landscape under an overcast sky.
    The image shows a heavy-duty metal border fence or security barrier with dark steel vertical bars and mesh panels, equipped with overhead lighting fixtures. The fence runs along a gravel patrol road with wild vegetation, including yellow wildflowers, growing along its base. A bridge or overpass structure is visible in the background, along with additional fencing extending into the distance.
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