Puerto Rico’s Governor Jenniffer González-Colón has announced the final phase of the Caño Martín Peña Restoration Project with the commencement of Phase 1 of Contract 3, entailing an investment of USD 57.4 million.
Contract 3 was awarded on September 30, 2025, to Novel Construction LLC, with an investment of USD 57.4 million funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, enacted in 2021. Overall, more than USD163 million in federal funding was secured to advance the construction of this project.