Pavement reconstruction & safety improvements, PR-26 KM 0.0 to 8.75 - (unit I), municipalities of SAN juan-carolina

This Project Grant award of $3,504,963.32 from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) will fund pavement reconstruction and safety improvements on PR-26 from kilometer 0.0 to 8.75 in the municipalities of San Juan and Carolina, Puerto Rico. Key project elements include cold milling and placement of bituminous concrete pavement, installation of rumble strips, reflective pavement markers and markings, guardrails, concrete barriers, crash cushions, traffic signs, and sidewalks. The project will also involve repairs to bridge joints, decks, and drainage structures. The Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority, a U.S. state government transit authority, will serve as the primary awardee and manage the execution of this comprehensive infrastructure improvement project.

Project description

The proposed works will include: cold milling of bituminous concrete pavement, placement of bituminous concrete pavement, milled shoulder rumble strips, the application of reflective raised pavement markers and pavement markings, furnishing and installation of W-beam guardrails, removal, storage and delivered of existing guardrail, construction of new concrete barriers, bridge transition upgrade and construction of new transition modules, furnishing and installation of crash cushions, furnishing and installation of traffic signs, construction of portland cement concrete sidewalks, inlets and conversions of different drainage structures, furnishing and installation of galvanized steel pipe railing, repair of different bridge joint systems, repair of bridge concrete deck, and other miscellaneous works as shown on plans.