YUMA, Ariz. (KAWC) – Gov. Doug Ducey declared Yuma County safer on Wednesday and announced work on five gaps in the border wall was completed.

Governor Ducey took to Twitter to show off some of the completed sections.

He said it only took 43 workers in 11 days to close the gap.

They used 130 shipping containers to create about 4,000 feet of barricade.

In an official statement, the governor wrote:

“Following a historic investment in our state budget this year, built in partnership with legislative leaders, we have taken a major step forward in securing our borders,” Ducey said. “Five gaping gaps in the border wall near the Yuma area and businesses are now closed. In just 11 days, Arizona has done what the federal government failed to do. We have shown them how quickly and efficiently we can make our borders more secure.”

In the early morning of August 12, the governor declared a state of emergency.

Work on the makeshift wall began immediately.

By Monday, workers had closed a gap in the border wall outside Gadsden.

The state plans to build similar barriers at six other locations along the border.

Governor Ducey has estimated the project’s price tag at $6 million, but media reports say the installation will cost more than double that.

Funding came from a $350 million border security package passed by the state legislature earlier this year.

The emergency order to build the barrier comes just two days after Senator Mark Kelly (D-Arizona) announced that the federal government had begun bidding for contracts to permanently fill gaps in the border wall. I was.