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  • May

    Members of the Army Corps of Engineers Caribbean District Team who have worked on the Caño Martín Peña Ecosystem Restoration Project in San Juan, participate in the ceremonial groundbreaking for Contract 3 Phase 1 of the project. The milestone event marked the beginning of full dredging operations and continued progress toward restoring the 2.2 mile channel and surrounding ecosystems.

    Ceremony launches next phase of Caño Martín Peña Ecosystem Restoration

    A groundbreaking ceremony held May 14, 2026, marked the start of Contract 3 Phase 1 of the Caño Martín Peña Ecosystem Restoration Project, an effort led by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Caribbean District; the Corporación del Proyecto ENLACE del Caño Martín Peña; and the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. The event represents a major milestone in one of Puerto Rico’s most significant environmental and community‑focused civil works initiatives.
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    Caribbean District seeks industry input for North Coast Super-Aqueduct relocation

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Caribbean District issued a Sources Sought Notice to identify qualified firms for an upcoming construction contract supporting the Rio de La Plata Flood Control Project and the North Coast Super-Aqueduct (NCSA) Relocation Project in Dorado and Toa Baja, Puerto Rico. This market research effort will help USACE determine the appropriate acquisition strategy for a future construction contract with an estimated magnitude between $25 million and $100 million.
  • USACE announces historic $1 billion award for Contract 3 of the Río Puerto Nuevo Flood Risk Management Project: Río Puerto Nuevo Flood Risk Management Project: To increase protection from a 2‑year flood event to a 100‑year event, the project widens and deepens the existing channel, replaces narrow bridges that restrict flow, and incorporates modern, nature‑friendly design techniques to improve capacity and long‑term resilience.

    USACE announces historic $1 billion award for Contract 3 of the Río Puerto Nuevo Flood Risk Management Project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Caribbean District, has awarded a $1.078 billion construction contract to Ferrovial Construcción PR, LLC, a subsidiary of the Ferrovial S.A. Group, Caribbean District Commander Col. Charles L. Decker announced today. This award is the largest Corps of Engineers Civil Works contract in Puerto Rico’s history and one of the most significant single‑contract investments across the USACE enterprise. The investment will widen and deepen the most critical section of the existing channelized Río Piedras, improving conveyance capacity and reducing flood risk to life and property for surrounding neighborhoods, schools, businesses, and transportation corridors.  

  • March

    Artist’s rendering of the AST Barracks, which will provide modern lodging for Soldiers attending short term training at Fort Buchanan.

    Fort Buchanan breaks ground on AST barracks

    Fort Buchanan marked a major milestone March 23, 2026, with the groundbreaking of its new Advanced Skills Training (AST) Barracks, a $22.27 million military construction project that will expand the installation’s capacity to support short‑term institutional training for Soldiers across Puerto Rico. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Caribbean District is overseeing the project.

  • December

    Rendering of a bridge over a river with a large parking lot next to the bridge.

    Caribbean District marks its first year with project progress, partnerships, and positive impacts

    The Corps of Engineers Caribbean District closed out our first full year as a new district with a record of progress, positive impacts, strengthened partnerships, and enhanced regional security cooperation across Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the wider Caribbean region. Established to bring dedicated engineering capacity to the region, the district reached full operational capability in 2025, standing up teams, systems, and mission support functions while simultaneously delivering a $10 billion portfolio of projects that strengthened communities and protected critical infrastructure.

  • September

    Jorge Rivera-Cruz, Structural Engineer & Technical Lead in the Engineering Division, Caribbean District stands in observation during a Caño Martín Peña Ecosystem Restoration Project site visit

    Setting a new standard in concrete safety

    A structural engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Caribbean District recently reshaped the way engineers design concrete buildings thanks to groundbreaking research he did for his PhD in Structural Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

SPECIAL PUBLIC NOTICE

This is an advisory Special Public Notice to announce to the public about the implementation of emergency permitting procedures developed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Caribbean District, for the purposes of E.O. 14156 and to provide information to the public about those special emergency processing procedures. The E.O. 14156 was signed on January 20, 2025, by the the President of the United States declaring a National Energy Emergency. The order, enacted under the President’s legal authorities, aims to accelerate efforts to address the energy crisis. More specifically, Sections 2 and 3 of the E.O., directs agencies to use, to the fullest extent possible and consistent with applicable law, all relevant lawful emergency, and other authorities available to them to facilitate the Nation’s energy supply. These alternate procedures will be utilized until E.O. 14156 is rescinded.

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