Puerto Rico Governor Jenniffer González Colón announced on Monday the allocation of $2.65 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funds for nine infrastructure and recovery projects in several Puerto Rico towns. The money comes from the disaster declarations for Hurricanes María and Fiona. Of the total, $2.64 million goes to eight projects tied to María and $5,147 to work associated with Fiona.
The largest award, $2,397,566, goes to the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (AAA) to rehabilitate the drinking water distribution system in Sonadora, in Guaynabo. The remaining funds cover work on roads in Mayagüez and Naranjito, the Municipal Hospital of Mayagüez, public lighting in Barranquitas, and electrical infrastructure in Arecibo and Fajardo. They also include projects in Maricao and improvements to the José A. Figueroa Freyre athletic stadium in Mayagüez.
Gabriella Boffelli, executive director of the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration (PRFAA), said the agency keeps in contact with federal agencies to move priority reconstruction projects forward.