2 military projects in Washington state could be delayed to help fund border wall
he Pentagon has released a list of projects, including some in Washington state, that could be delayed to free up funding to build a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico.
The Washington projects that appear at risk of being put on hold include an $89 million pier and maintenance facility at Naval Base Kitsap at Bangor and a $23 million maintenance installation at the Army’s Yakima Training Center.
Some of the other Washington projects on the 21-page “funding pool” list include appear to be safe. They include a $26.2 million refueling facility for helicopters at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM); a $14 million support facility at Fairchild Air Force Base near Spokane; a $19.45 million Navy fleet support complex on Whidbey Island; and a $66 million project to improve a correctional facility at JBLM.
Those are scheduled to have contracts awarded before Sept. 30. The Defense Department, in a statement released Monday along with the list, said projects awarded before that date won’t have their money reallocated to the wall construction.
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