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| Construction to Begin Soon on Taller White House Fence |
| 2019-06-08 |
| [USNEWS] THE White House is getting a new 13-foot fence, almost double its current height, to help keep intruders out. Shoulda gone higher first time somebody hopped it. The Secret Service says the $64 million construction project will soon begin on what eventually will be a 13-foot, 1-inch (3.96-meter) fence, including wider and stronger pickets. The existing fence stands about 6-feet, 6 inches (1.83-meters) tall. The Secret Service, which provides security protection for the president and the White House, declined to provide details of the state-of-the-art security features it says will be part of the new barrier. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 Seems just a bit spendy, even for D.C. It’s the White House, so it has to be pretty as well as effective, which means custom work. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2019-06-08 14:12 |
| #7 Anti- |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2019-06-08 13:18 |
| #6 Money is no object when it's not your money. |
| Posted by: Woodrow Omeans5852 2019-06-08 12:54 |
| #5 White House is set to install a new $64million fence that is twice the size of the current barrier to stop intruders getting in |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2019-06-08 07:58 |
| #4 Cheaper to dig a |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2019-06-08 07:38 |
| #3 The cost includes the new pop up Auto-Sentry turrets:p They will add signs "If you cross this fence, you will die." |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2019-06-08 06:28 |
| #2 Needs to be 16feet tall (10 feet taller). |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2019-06-08 03:30 |
| #1 $64 million For a fence?! Seems just a bit spendy, even for D.C. |
| Posted by: PBMcL 2019-06-08 02:04 |