Big Bend puts an unusual demand on borderinfrastructure: distance.

AP reported in September that border wallpanels had begun installation along a 47-mile section in West Texas, within amuch larger border programme. The region's remote terrain makes access,construction and long-term maintenance important considerations for anyperimeter project.

For sections that do not require a full-scalewall, Barbed Wire can offer a simpler way to reinforce a long fence perimeter.

Barbed Wire can be considered for:

Long remote fence lines where a physicaldeterrent is required

Service-road boundaries around borderinfrastructure

Maintenance compounds located away frommajor facilities

Connections between larger barrier sections

Restricted areas that already have asuitable fence

The important distinction is that BarbedWire is working with the fence, not replacing a primary border wall.

A Better Way to Plan the Material

Suppose a project contains:

·Primary wall — 20 km

·Remote fence — 6 km

·Equipment compounds — 1 km

The Barbed Wire requirement may applymainly to the 6 km fence and selected compound sections, rather than the entire27 km perimeter.

That makes procurement more precise andleaves the major barrier to perform its intended role.

Built for the Long Sections

For remote border infrastructure, BarbedWire is most useful when the project needs additional physical deterrence alongsuitable fence runs without turning every section into a major wallconstruction project.

Send us the fence length, post structure,wire quantity and site conditions. We can recommend the appropriate Barbed Wirediameter, barb spacing and coating for the project.