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Puerto Rico road rebuilding – funding secured

Funding has been secured to help pay for road rebuilding work in Puerto Rico. The US Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is providing US$110 million to Puerto Rico’s highway and transportation agency, Autoridad de Carreteras y Transportacion (ACT). This funding will be used for Puerto Rico’s Road Construction and Reconstruction Accelerated Programme.
July 19, 2018 Read time: 1 min
Funding has been secured to help pay for road rebuilding work in Puerto Rico. The US 2410 Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is providing US$110 million to Puerto Rico’s highway and transportation agency, Autoridad de Carreteras y Transportacion (ACT). This funding will be used for Puerto Rico’s Road Construction and Reconstruction Accelerated Programme.


With the FHWA funding package now in place, Puerto Rico’s Government is planning to open the tender process for $283 million worth of road projects. In all the Puerto Rico Government is planning $650 million worth of road projects, with funding being supplied by a number of sources.

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