audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - President Trump has announced his desire for a new wall along the U.S. Mexico border, stating 'Build it 'big' and build it 'beautiful,' with Mexico paying the bill. President Trump still does not have the funding from Congress, and Mexico has stated it will not pay for the wall. However, in this year's budget, Congress has set aside $20 million for prototypes. Six companies, based in Alabama, Arizona, Mississippi and Maryland, won contracts to build a prototype with concrete or 'alternate materials.' Two of the companies won bids to construct both versions. Each company also incorporated some unique design elements. Here are what the designs look like.
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October 25, 2017 - San Diego, California, U.S. - This wall is built by ELTA North America Inc. of Annapolis Junction Maryland and is made by material other than concrete. The six contractors constructing eight prototype border wall sections on Otay Mesa have finished their entries in the competition to build President Trump's border wall. The entries will sit for 30 days then be evaluated as to their effectiveness.
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October 25, 2017 - San Diego, California, U.S. - This entry is built by W.G. Yates & Sons Construction Company, of Philadelphia, Mississippi and is made with material other than concrete. The six contractors constructing eight prototype border wall sections on Otay Mesa have finished their entries in the competition to build President Trump's border wall. The entries will sit for 30 days then be evaluated as to their effectiveness.
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October 25, 2017 - San Diego, California, U.S. - This entry is built by Caddell Construction Co., (DE) LLC, of Montgomery Alabama and is made from material other than concrete. The six contractors constructing eight prototype border wall sections on Otay Mesa have finished their entries in the competition to build President Trump's border wall. The entries will sit for 30 days then be evaluated as to their effectiveness.
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Texas Sterling Construction Co. of Houston, Texas and is made of concrete. The six contractors constructing eight prototype border wall sections on Otay Mesa have finished their entries in the competition to build President Trump's border wall. The entries will sit for 30 days for concrete to cure then be evaluated as to their effectiveness.
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October 25, 2017 - San Diego, California, U.S. - This entry is by KWR Construction, Inc., of Sierra Vista, AZ and is made with material other than concrete. The six contractors constructing eight prototype border wall sections on Otay Mesa have finished their entries in the competition to build President Trump's border wall. The entries will sit for 30 days then be evaluated as to their effectiveness.
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October 25, 2017 - San Diego, California, U.S. - This entry for the US Mexico Border Wall Prototype is by Fisher Sand & Gravel Co., DBA Fisher Industries, of Tempe, AZ, and is made of Concrete. The six contractors constructing eight prototype border wall sections on Otay Mesa have finished their entries in the competition to build President Trump's border wall. The entries will sit for 30 days for concrete to cure then be evaluated as to their effectiveness.
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October 13, 2017 - San Diego, California, U.S. - A worker passes in front of one of the prototypes of the border wall in a batch about three miles east of the Otay Mesa International Gatehouse. The construction of prototypes of the new wall on the border between Mexico and the United States are moving ahead as scheduled by the government hoping to be ready within the next two weeks.
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October 25, 2017 - San Diego, California, U.S. - The six contractors constructing eight prototype border wall sections on Otay Mesa have finished their entries in the competition to build President Trump's wall. The entries will sit for 30 days for concrete to cure then be evaluated as to their effectiveness.
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October 25, 2017 - San Diego, California, U.S. - A Federal Protective Services Police unit sits on the edge of the shadow of the KWR Construction company, Inc., from Sierra Vista, AZ. entry in the ''other than concrete'' category, which is made of steel and features a see through bottom. The six contractors constructing eight prototype border wall sections on Otay Mesa have finished their entries in the competition to build President Trump's 'Big Beautiful Wall.' The entries will sit for 30 days for concrete to cure then be evaluated as to their effectiveness.
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