Trump has discussed The Wall with Army Corp of Engineers

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President-elect Donald Trump's transition team is engaged in active discussions with the US Army Corps of Engineers and Interior Department to begin planning a wall along the Mexican border, including how specific environmental laws could get in the way, CNN has learned.

A US official with knowledge of a visit last last month to the Interior Department -- which oversees most federal lands and major environmental laws -- said the transition team was particularly interested in finding out "how long it would take" to build the wall given potential legal obstacles.

"It seems clear they were trying to size up the environmental laws that may be obstacles to building the wall," the source said.

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The moves by the transition team, including previously reported questions to the Department of Homeland Security, show how seriously Trump is taking his promise to build a massive physical barrier between the US and Mexico. The idea energized backers at this rallies but was dismissed by opponents as expensive and unfeasible.

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Vice President-elect Mike Pence had started efforts to get clearances from Congress and agencies to begin construction of the wall, Trump said.

This outreach provides a window into how the Trump team -- which did not respond to a request for comment on this story -- is thinking about making the wall a reality.

The official told CNN it appeared transition officials were feeling out "what kind of regulatory barriers are in the way so they could possibly get rid of them."

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