Customs and Border Protection had previously paused construction of 30-foot border wall at the historic site to meet with concerned community members who worried access to the park would be lost
in the historic Friendship Park area early this year, the agency said Tuesday, after a several-month pause.over plans to replace the structures separating Tijuana from Imperial Beach with 30-foot-high walls. It is not yet clear what changes, if any, the agency has made to its construction plans as the project resumes.
However, the park has been closed since the pandemic began in 2020. As construction crews moved to build taller barriers to replace the roughly 18-foot-high structures, advocates began tothat the new walls could mean an end to the park’s binational reunions. A collective called Friends of Friendship Park, which for years has opposed restrictions to the space, led the calls for construction to stop.
Under pressure, CBP paused its plans in August to meet with local stakeholders, including with Friends of Friendship Park.
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