For any tourists who do cross the bridge into Mexico, the heavily armed men in blue masks are among the first sights they see.
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And Ms Banerjee seems to think the way to lure tourists to Kolkata is to paint every railing, kerbside, public urinal, roundabout and bridge in blue-and-white stripes.
Red and white industrial rope light strands will grace the Canadian arch portion of the bridge, while red, white, and blue strands will grace the U.S. double-arch portion of the bridge.
"When we topped the bridge and looked down and saw the sea of blue and the sheriff's deputies and Alabama state troopers on the other side of that bridge, then we immediately knew that there was a problem, " recalls Jimmie Wallace, one of the marchers.