Dallas County Opens $40 Million World Cup Security Hub for 9 Matches
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 9
Dallas County Opens $40 Million World Cup Security Hub for 9 Matches
2 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 9
Summary
$40 million has been spent on a new Dallas County emergency operations center that will serve as the command hub for nine World Cup matches this summer.
Federal, state and local agencies plan to use the site to track traffic cameras, weather radar, airspace and news feeds in real time as tens of thousands of fans arrive.
Officials say the center is designed for threats ranging from lone-wolf attacks and unauthorized drones to fan clashes and extreme heat, with Dallas temperatures often topping 100F.
The building includes law-enforcement offices, a briefing room and equipment storage, and part of it can withstand 200-mph tornado winds while operating for a week without outside power or water.
Dallas is one piece of a much broader security effort for the 104-game, 16-city World Cup, with costs across North America expected to reach hundreds of millions of dollars.