May 2023
FACT SHEET
Mayaguez Harbor, PR
Operations and Maintenance (O&M)
Congressional District: Puerto Rico
1. DESCRIPTION
The project is on the west coast of Puerto Rico, about 120 miles west of San Juan. The authorized project provides for an approach channel to the deep-water terminal: 30 feet deep, 1,000 feet wide at seaward end, decreasing to a width of 500 feet on the opposite westerly end of terminal, thence the same width to the easterly end of terminal.
2. FUNDING
a. Regular Civil Works Funds:
| Allocation thru FY23 |
$0 |
| President's Budget Fy24 |
$0 |
b. P.L. 115-123: Bi-Partisan Budget Act of 2018, Supplemental
| Allocation thru FY22 |
$800,000 |
| Allocation for FY23 |
$0 |
c. P.L. 116-20: Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2019:
| Allocation thru FY22 |
$4,700,000 |
3. SPONSOR
Puerto Rico Ports Authority
P.O. Box 2829
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-2829
4. STATUS
The harbor received damages from Hurricane Maria & Irma. As a result, Mayaguez Harbor received funding to remove shoaled material resulting from the storm impacts. The contract to dredge approximately 100,000 cubic yards of material was awarded in January 2020. Mayaguez Harbor was awarded in June 2020. This effort was completed in November 2020.
