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PICTURE SHOWS: Picture taken 6 April, 2018, shows the staging area for construction and a scaled down example of what the bollard style wall will look like. ..... STORY COPY: Construction of President Donald Trump's Mexican border wall has begun this week (9 April). The $73.3 million project will see border wall replacement of a 20-mile section of existing vehicle barrier located just west of the Santa Teresa Port of Entry, New Mexico, and extending westward. The existing barrier will be replaced with an 18- to 30-foot high bollard-style wall. The contract also includes removal of existing vehicle barrier as well as roadway and drainage improvements. Construction is slated to run for approximately 390 days U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) described the project "as part of the President's Executive Order 13767, and at the direction of the Department of Homeland Secretary, construction for a border wall replacement in Santa Teresa with new bollard style wall." ??sWe need effective barriers to deny the entry of illegal aliens and contraband,??? said Chief Patrol Agent Aaron A. Hull, U.S. Border Patrol, El Paso Sector. ??sOur agents know that a balance of physical infrastructure, technology and personnel is key to securing the border and keeping our communities safe.??? CBP awarded a construction contract January 22 to Barnard Construction of Bozeman, Montana. A statement reads: To begin to meet the need for additional border infrastructure in this area, DHS is replacing legacy vehicle barriers that no longer meet the Border Patrol???s operation needs with new bollard wall. The ability to see through into Mexico is a concept supported by the bollard style wall included in this project. This style of wall has proved beneficial to the Border Patrol to detect illegal entries and the smuggling of narcotics into the United States. El Paso Sector continues to experience a high number of apprehensions of illegal immigrants and drug smuggling. In fiscal year