{"id":146876,"date":"2022-02-21T19:59:55","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T23:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=146876"},"modified":"2022-02-21T19:59:55","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T23:59:55","slug":"dominican-republic-begins-building-border-wall-with-haiti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/dominican-republic-begins-building-border-wall-with-haiti\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominican Republic begins building border wall with Haiti"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-3201849436\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-3159747040\" class=\"antig-before-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/medicalbenefitsscheme\" aria-label=\"PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:341\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg--all-content css-1ck9wyi\">\n<p>ALJAZEERA: The government of the Dominican Republic has begun building a wall along its border with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2022\/1\/18\/citizens-are-not-protected-what-does-2022-hold-for-haiti\">Haiti<\/a>\u00a0in an effort to stop irregular migration as well as the smuggling of weapons, drugs and goods.<\/p><div id=\"antig-4215949493\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:169\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:576\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:432\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:864\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Dominican President Luis Abinader on Sunday attended an inauguration ceremony where he pushed a button that began the pouring of concrete into the foundations of what will be the wall.<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-on\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"disco-widget\" data-widget-id=\"WI_cktj3ghn6000012oldnw5chzg\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe benefit for both nations will be of great importance,\u201d Abinader said from the province of Dajabon, located some 230 kms (143 miles) northwest of the capital.<\/p><div id=\"antig-4142501947\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-712282668\" class=\"antig-content_12 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:169\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:576\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:432\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:864\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The wall will eventually cover almost half of the 392-kilometre (244-mile) border with Haiti, its only land neighbour.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1562674836\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ReggaeInTheParkAntigua\" aria-label=\"lucanio\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1647683\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1647683\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-1647683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2022-02-20T234245Z_1934925730_RC2ZNS93M2PT_RTRMADP_3_DOMINICAN-HAITI-WALL.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C527\" alt=\"Haitians crossing border into the Dominican Republic\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>Haitians routinely cross the border into the Dominican Republic to sell goods at a market in Dajabon [File: Ricardo Rojas\/Reuters]<\/figure>\n<div id=\"aljazeera_incontent_dynamic1\" class=\"fs-dynamic\" data-slot=\"complete\" data-freestar-ad=\"__728x90  __336x280\" data-google-query-id=\"CMClnOL-kfYCFQNi7Aod-7oL2A\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/15184186,5287\/aljazeera_incontent_dynamic_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-inc=\"1\">The development comes amid a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2022\/2\/7\/haiti-faces-more-instability-as-moise-term-officially-ends\">worsening<\/a>\u00a0political and economic situation in Haiti in the aftermath of the assassination of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2021\/7\/7\/haiti-president-jovenel-moise-assassinated-interim-pm\">President Jovenel Moise<\/a>\u00a0last July. Amid a rise in gang violence and political deadlock over the holding of elections, many Haitians have been crossing the border into the Dominican Republic without documentation in search of work in agriculture or in the construction industry.<\/p>\n<p>Although the two countries share the island of Hispaniola, they are worlds apart in terms of development. Haiti is one of the poorest nations in the Americas while the Dominican Republic is a popular Caribbean tourist destination that has prospered in recent decades.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1959648233\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"500X500 (1)\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The exodus of Haitians dates back to at least 2010, when the island was struck with a huge\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2021\/8\/14\/powerful-earthquake-strikes-western-haiti\">7.2 earthquake<\/a>\u00a0that killed an estimated 316,000 people and devastated much of the country. Haitians fled to the United States, Chile, Brazil and, in recent months, Mexico, in search of safety and work opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>But governments in the region have been tightening their border restrictions and making it increasingly more difficult for Haitians to settle in other countries.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3069779178\" class=\"antig-content_3 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"CM key_WEB 1300x300_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1301\/h:301\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1301\/h:301\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 1301w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:69\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:237\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:178\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1301\" height=\"301\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"aljazeera_incontent_dynamic2\" class=\"fs-dynamic\" data-slot=\"complete\" data-freestar-ad=\"__728x90  __336x280\" data-google-query-id=\"CKWBqeL-kfYCFWEuwQodjdQMTg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/15184186,5287\/aljazeera_incontent_dynamic_1__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-inc=\"2\">Last September, the US deported the majority of the some 15,000 Haitians who had arrived at its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2021\/9\/18\/us-ramps-up-plan-to-expel-haitian-migrants-gathered-in-texas\">southern border with Mexico<\/a>\u00a0hoping to claim asylum. Citing a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2021\/6\/17\/rights-groups-decry-flawed-us-asylum-exemptions-process\">pandemic-era rule<\/a>\u00a0that allows border agents to quickly expel asylum seekers without the chance to file claims, Haitians \u2013 many of whom had not lived in Haiti in years \u2013 were sent on board deportation flights back to their crisis-stricken island.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3418885321\" class=\"antig-content_6 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1647692\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1647692\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-1647692\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2022-02-21T033736Z_978306272_RC2QNS9B772X_RTRMADP_3_DOMINICAN-HAITI-WALL.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C513\" alt=\"Soldiers guarding border wall construction\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>The project also includes the construction of 70 watchtowers and 41 access gates for patrolling [Fran Afonso\/Reuters]<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2021\/12\/3\/in-mexico-border-camps-families-wait-for-us-doors-to-open\">Mexico<\/a>\u00a0has also deported\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2021\/9\/29\/mexico-sends-70-haitian-migrants-to-port-au-prince-by-plane\">dozens of Haitians<\/a>\u00a0back to Haiti by plane, and made efforts to keep migrants away from the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2021\/12\/20\/no-way-out-haitian-asylum-seekers-reel-in-southern-mexico\">US-Mexico border<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Migrant advocates\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2021\/9\/20\/obscene-rights-groups-slam-us-expulsions-of-haitian-migrants\">have blasted<\/a>\u00a0the US and Mexico\u2019s treatment of Haitian migrants, calling it cruel and a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2021\/10\/7\/us-rights-groups-petition-for-stop-to-asylum-seeker-expulsions\">violation of international law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile Abinader estimated the border wall will reduce the smuggling of commercial goods, weapons and help fight organised crime in both nations.<\/p>\n<div id=\"aljazeera_incontent_dynamic3\" class=\"fs-dynamic\" data-slot=\"complete\" data-freestar-ad=\"__728x90  __336x280\" data-google-query-id=\"CKGR-eP-kfYCFQp3wQodXEoCxg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/15184186,5287\/aljazeera_incontent_dynamic_2__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-inc=\"3\">He started the project, which aims to build a 164-km- (102-mile)-wall, a week ahead of the anniversary of the Dominican Republic\u2019s independence from Haiti on February 27, 1844.<\/p>\n<p>Abinader said the first phase of the project will be completed within nine months.<\/p>\n<p>About 500,000 Haitians and tens of thousands of their descendants live in the Dominican Republic, a Spanish-speaking nation of about 11 million people, according to the most recent immigration survey conducted in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The concrete wall topped by a metal mesh will be 3.9 metres (12.8 ft) high and will have fiber optics for communications, movement sensors, cameras, radars and drones.<\/p>\n<div id=\"aljazeera_incontent_dynamic4\" class=\"fs-dynamic\" data-slot=\"complete\" data-freestar-ad=\"__728x90  __336x280\" data-google-query-id=\"CO3xleT-kfYCFeeDywEdVgoKag\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/15184186,5287\/aljazeera_incontent_dynamic_3__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-inc=\"4\">The project also includes the construction of 70 watchtowers and 41 access gates for patrolling.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"antig-2758611183\" class=\"antig-in-comments_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/@hadeedmotorsltd\" aria-label=\"Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2\"><img 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