FEMA allocates $74.6 million to repair UPR infrastructure in Bayamón
February 17, 2022 | Puerto Rico
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved $74.6 million to repair the infrastructure of the Bayamón Campus of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR).
The funds will be distributed under the permanent works program, according to what FEMA advanced to the resident commissioner in Washington, Jenniffer González.
FEMA also approved new funds for the municipalities of Bayamón ($4.89 million); Barranquitas ($1.08 million); Humacao ($3.89 million); Fajardo ($1.42 million); Utuado ($1.05 million); San Sebastian ($1.15 million); and Maricao ($1.54 million).
The funds for Barranquitas will be used to repair the Meliton Pereles pedestrian bridge. In Humacao, Maricao, San Sebastián and Fajardo meanwhile, they will be used to improve recreational facilities. Utuado, for his part, will use them to repair roads in the Salto Arriba sector. FEMA also approved allocating $6.35 million to increase the personnel and resources of the Puerto Rico Planning Board (JPR) and the Permit Management Office (OGPe), according to González…. (Excerpt from El Nuevo Dia)
