[USNEWS] THE White House is getting a new 13-foot fence, almost double its current height, to help keep intruders out.
Shoulda gone higher first time somebody hopped it.
The Secret Service says the $64 million construction project will soon begin on what eventually will be a 13-foot, 1-inch (3.96-meter) fence, including wider and stronger pickets.
The existing fence stands about 6-feet, 6 inches (1.83-meters) tall.
The Secret Service, which provides security protection for the president and the White House, declined to provide details of the state-of-the-art security features it says will be part of the new barrier. |