This $826,973 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program (CFDA 20.527) will fund permanent and emergency repairs to the public bus terminal building in Loza, Puerto Rico damaged by Hurricane Maria. The Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority is the direct recipient and will oversee the restoration work, with the Municipality of Loza serving as a sub-recipient. Funding will...
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 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...
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 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...
This $201,843 project grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration's Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program (CFDA 20.527) will fund permanent repairs to the Publico Terminal Antonio Rivera bus terminal in Las Piedras, Puerto Rico. The terminal sustained damage from Hurricane Maria in 2017. The Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority will oversee the repairs as the direct recipient of the emergency relief funds. The Municipality of Las Piedras is a...
The Municipality of Cidra, Puerto Rico received a $363,192 project grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program (CFDA 20.527). The grant funds will support emergency relief response and recovery projects for Hurricane Maria through reimbursement for evacuation, temporary emergency services, disaster preparation, and repair or rebuilding of assets damaged by the hurricane to a state of good repair....
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...
The Municipality of Hatillo, Puerto Rico received a $952,668 project grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant will fund operational and preventative maintenance activities for the municipality's public transit system from August 2022 through March 2028. Specifically, $462,880 will support salaries and benefits for transit drivers and related staff, as well as purchases of...
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...