Hurricanes maria efforts for signing and guardrails for barranquitas, comerio, naranjito and orocovis municipalities

The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded $142,633.71 under the Highway Planning and Construction federal grant program (CFDA 20.205) on August 17, 2021 to the Puerto Rico Transport And Other Public Services Bureau. The funding will support efforts to install signage and guardrails in the municipalities of Barranquitas, Comerío, Naranjito and Orocovis as part of hurricane recovery efforts following Hurricane Maria. The Highway Planning and Construction program aims to assist states in providing for construction, preservation, and improvement of highways and bridges on federal-aid highways. This particular award will help Puerto Rico improve transportation infrastructure safety in the specified municipalities that were impacted by the hurricane through road signage and guardrail installation projects.