Project Grant PR2021063

The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $1,172,482 Project Grant under the Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program (CFDA 20.527) to the Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority on September 24, 2021. The grant will fund permanent repairs to capital assets at the Municipality of Arroyo Maintenance Garage Complex damaged by Hurricane Maria in 2017. Repairs include replacing four garage roofs, the perimeter fence and gates, installing a...

The Federal Transit Administration awarded a $3.25 million project grant to the Autonomous Municipality of Caguas in Puerto Rico under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant will fund reconstruction of the 40-year old Francisco Pereira Transportation Terminal to rehabilitate and upgrade the facility. Key deliverables include a new metal roof, bathrooms, exterior construction, elevator/stair, underground water reserve and...

The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded an $860,802 Project Grant under the Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program (CFDA 20.527) on September 26, 2022 to the Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority. The grant funding will support permanent repairs to the Julio C. Roman Public Transportation Terminal in Aguada, Puerto Rico, which was damaged by Hurricane Maria in 2017. The Municipality of Aguada will receive $430,401 as a sub-awardee to the...

The Municipio De Villalba received a $1,942,674 project grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The funding will support repairs and renovations to the Ismael Zaragoza Melendez Public Transportation Terminal located in Villalba, Puerto Rico through March 2026. Deteriorated areas of the facility such as the roof, windows, doors, electricity, plumbing, alarms, sidewalks, walls and floors will...

The Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority received a $913,430 Project Grant award under the Federal Transit Administration's Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program (CFDA 20.527) on September 23, 2024. The purpose of the grant is to provide permanent repairs for the Alternativa de Transporte Integrado - Tren Urbano (ATI-TU) heavy rail system due to damages caused by Hurricane Maria. Key activities include the rehabilitation of the retention pond at the operations and...

The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $309,065 Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program project grant to the Municipality of Juncos, Puerto Rico on August 24, 2021. The grant will fund emergency response and repair activities through its March 30, 2024 completion date. Specifically, the grant will support: the recovery of $43,995 in payroll costs and fuel expended during emergency operations after Hurricane Maria in 2017; repairs and reconstruction of...

The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Municipality of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico $482,000 under the Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program (CFDA 20.527) on April 21, 2022 to complete the roof demolition of the Guaynabo Transit Terminal facilities damaged by Hurricane Maria. The total estimated cost of the roof demolition is $1,287,447.25, and the grant funds will cover approximately 37% of that cost. Activities under this project grant include the...

This Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program (CFDA 20.527) provides $164,000 to the Municipio De Bayamon, a local government in Puerto Rico, to repair and replace 10 bus shelters damaged by Hurricane Maria. The activities under this grant will return the bus shelters to a state of good repair and make them more resilient to withstand future disasters. This will benefit transit riders in Bayamon by providing more protected and...

The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration awarded a $143,641 project grant to the Municipality of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico on May 13, 2021 through the Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program (CFDA 20.527). The grant will fund permanent repairs to administrative and maintenance facilities and bus stations for the municipality over a performance period ending March 30, 2024. The Emergency Relief Program aims to restore public transportation services and repair...

The Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority was awarded a $1,706,324 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program (CFDA 20.527). The grant funding will be used to rehabilitate a concession space in the Rio Piedras station to serve as a project office for overseeing and managing the permanent repairs to the Tren Urbano facilities and electrification system. Key activities covered by...