May 2023
FACT SHEET
Arecibo Harbor, PR
Operations and Maintenance (O&M)
Congressional District: Puerto Rico
1. DESCRIPTION
Maintenance of a stone breakwater 1,200 feet long between Point Morrillos and Cocinera Rock; channel 25 feet deep, 400 feet wide, flared to 650 feet wide at ocean entrance, and widened for inner 650 feet to form a maneuvering area of the same depth and 900 feet wide fronting the proposed deep-water terminal.
2. FUNDING
a. P.L. 115-123: Bi-Partisan Budget Act of 2018, Supplemental:
| Allocation thru FY22 |
$850,000 |
| Allocation for FY23 |
$0 |
b. P.L. 116-20: Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2019:
| Allocation thru FY22 |
$5,002,000 |
| Allocation for FY23 |
$0 |
3. SPONSOR
Puerto Rico Ports Authority
Post Office Box 2829
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-2829
4. STATUS
The harbor received damages from Hurricanes Irma & Maria. As a result, Arecibo Harbor received funding to remove shoaled material resulting from the storm impacts. The contract to dredge approximately 110K cubic yards of material was awarded in January 2020. This effort was completed in September 2020.
