Marfa Public Radio | Big Bend National Park could see vehicle barriers, patrol roads under latest changes to border wall plans

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An example of vehicle barriers previously installed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection near Presidio, Texas in 2019. Photo by Greg Davis / U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Marfa Public Radio | Big Bend National Park could see vehicle barriers, patrol roads under latest changes to border wall plans

The Trump administration is once again planning to install physical border barriers within Big Big National Park in West Texas, according to an updated map of “Smart Wall” projects that now shows plans for a “vehicle barrier system” and “patrol roads” in the park.

The change appeared on a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) website sometime Tuesday, and came just weeks after CBP backed away from plans for border barriers in the national park in favor of a “detection technology” only project.

A CBP spokesperson did not immediately comment on the change.

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