(new nation) — After Arizona spent more than $100 million in taxpayer dollars to install shipping containers along the U.S.-Mexico border, according to a contract with Ashbulit, the state now has the power to remove them. spent more than $76 million on

Shipping containers removed from the border are taken to Yuma State Prison. However, agents told NewsNation they were concerned about leaving holes in the walls. As the container could only be crossed along one area of ​​the area.

Meanwhile, removal of shipping containers placed in the Coronado National Forest is scheduled to begin on Monday. These are sent to Tucson State Penitentiary.

Despite opposition from conservation groups, the federal government and activists, construction of the container wall began in Yuma, a popular crossroads, this past August. These containers filled empty lots when Trump’s 450-mile border wall was built.

Biden Government filed a lawsuit It said the walls were encroaching on federal land because Gov. Doug Ducey didn’t have permission to stack the containers there, and the governor agreed to remove them.

border guard saw record number of intersections In recent months, they say, they have overwhelmed them and towns in the area, spurring shipping containers.

Work on the wall is about a third complete, but protesters concerned about its environmental impact have helped keep it up in recent days.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack previously said the project “was not an effective barrier, posed a safety hazard to both the public and those working in the area, and caused significant damage to public lands.” issued a statement.

“We need serious solutions at the border, with input from local leaders and communities,” Virsak said. “Stacking shipping containers is not a productive solution.”

But Yuma County Sheriff Leon Wilmot said the container was more than just a political stunt, it was meant to help affected farmers who haven’t seen any action from the federal government.

Wilmot said the containers would have to be removed for the federal government to build a permanent wall along the line. But the problem is that no one knows when that will be.

The materials have been sitting in the area for nearly two years and there are no indications that construction will resume anytime soon. I am waiting for your reply.

Ducey, meanwhile, has long said that shipping containers are temporary and that he wants the federal government to show when it’s time to fill in the permanent gaps in the walls.

This is all because Democrat Katie Hobbs, who has criticized the shipping container wall, is set to replace Ducey as governor next week.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.