Hurricane Damage The eastern section of the BorderTransportationSystem terminates at the Gulf of Mexico and therefore is subjected to very strong storms, including hurricanes.  Hurricane winds can reach 175 MPH, and thus any means of transportation will be harmed if trying to run or park in an unsecured location.  The BorderTransportationSystem will have all types of vehicles running on it, and it will also have towers with solar and wind electrical devices.  The design of the system will be such that items that can be damaged by 75 MPH or more winds will not be installed at those location where it has been proven to have winds of this magnitude.  Thus, the solar panels, and the wind turbines will be west of the normal hurricane areas.  Note that the majority of the system is not in major hurricane areas, and the one section near the Gulf of Mexico at Brownsville is at the edge of the New Orleans hurricane target area. There will be storage yards on the eastern end of the BorderTransportationSystem, but when a major storm is coming, the suggestion is to move all moving stock westward to safety. The stations and border patrol stations that are part of the BorderTransportationSystem should be built to 200 MPH codes, and have storm shields that can be lowered over the windows and doors.  Index of ... Building Code for Windstorm Resistant Construction Could wind turbines withstand Category 5 hurricanes? Ensuring Your Solar Array Doesn't Get Caught in the Wind Requiring that new structures be designed to survive Category 3 and stronger hurricane winds StormPro - Tornado Resistant Assemblies