Development, Infrastructure, Government
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Naranjito is asking the Puerto Rico Department of Housing whether federal CDBG-MIT mitigation funds can pay to finish a coliseum that has stood unfinished for more than 20 years, and if not, the municipality will demolish it, with more than 100 affordable apartments as one option for the site, El Vocero reported on October 1, 2026.
Source: El Vocero and RED Atlas
Culebra - Residential, Development
A plan to place three prefabricated residential modules on a lot in the Fraile ward of Culebra, at Carretera 520 Km 0.0, has cleared an early environmental step, according to permit filings analysed by RED Atlas. The project, named Kulebra Enclave, received an environmental compliance determination by categorical exclusion on October 18, 2026 (case 2026-714960-DEC-333033). That determination certifies that a routine action needs no further environmental planning. It is not a construction permit, and the record holds none yet.
Source: RED Atlas
Development, Infrastructure, Government
enr.com reported on October 14, 2026, that the emergency repair of a failing embankment on PR 110 at KM 10.2 in Moca, Puerto Rico, was named its 2026 Texas & Southeast Best Project in Specialty Construction.
Source: enr.com and RED Atlas
Development, Infrastructure
Construction has started on BlueSky San Juan, a $54 million private aviation complex at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in Carolina, financed entirely with Puerto Rican private capital, El Vocero reported on October 14, 2026. The groundbreaking was held that day, Wapa TV reported, and the developers call it the largest private investment in executive aviation infrastructure on the island in more than a decade, according to El Vocero.
Source: El Vocero and RED Atlas
Residential, Development, Government
Puerto Rico's governor said on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, that the average time to process a Consolidated Construction Permit fell from 107 days in 2024 to 62 days in 2026, a 42.1 percent reduction, sanjuandailystar.com reported. She gave the figures at the annual convention of the Puerto Rico Builders Association, held at the Condado Vanderbilt hotel in San Juan.
Source: sanjuandailystar.com and RED Atlas
Industrial, Development
Puerto Green plans a $210 million recycling complex next to the El Coquí landfill in Humacao, Puerto Rico, which would process 3,000 tons of unsorted waste per day, metro.pr reported on October 8, 2026. The company's chief officer and chief financial officer lead the venture, according to the outlet.
Source: Metro Puerto Rico and RED Atlas
Barceloneta - Development, Infrastructure, Government
A municipal community center at Ave. MUÑOZ RIVERA, Núm. 75, Bo. PALMAS ALTAS Barceloneta, Puerto Rico 00617 has an approved environmental clearance for interior work. The work is a project of rehabilitation and improvements to rooms the town uses for community services.
Source: RED Atlas
San Juan - Development, Infrastructure, Government
The Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DRNA) is rehabilitating the De Diego flood-control pump station in Santurce, San Juan, and the project has cleared two early reviews, according to filings in the government permits portal that RED Atlas tracks. The station is at Ave. De Diego, Parada 22, at the corner of Calle Julián Blanco and Calle Estrella. The filings place the work in the department's capital improvements program to rebuild facilities damaged by Hurricane María (federal disaster 4339-DR).
Source: RED Atlas
Guaynabo - Residential, Development
A project of 102 housing units at PR-833 Km 8.5, Urb. Monte Azul, Bo. Santa Rosa, Guaynabo has one approved construction permit and a second one under inspection, according to permit filings analysed by RED Atlas.
Source: RED Atlas
Retail, Development
Walmart broke ground on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, on a $65 million supercenter at the intersection of PR-167 and PR-828 in barrio Buena Vista, Bayamón, joined by the governor and the mayor of Bayamón, elnuevodia.com reported. The store is expected to open in the second quarter of 2028 with 600 employees, and it will be the company's second store in the city.
Source: El Nuevo Día and RED Atlas
Residential, Development, Government
Puerto Rico's governor delivered a rebuilt two-bedroom home to its owner in Bayamón on Friday, October 9, 2026, a house rebuilt for $424,000 in federal money that drew sharp criticism on social media, notiuno.com reported. The housing secretary, a representative and a senator joined the governor at the handover.
Source: NotiUno and RED Atlas
Development, Infrastructure, Government
The US Department of Homeland Security opened a joint facility worth nearly $22 million for US Customs and Border Protection and the US Coast Guard at the Port of Ponce, Puerto Rico, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, according to the department's announcement as published by the World Border Security Congress. The new complex stands next to the historic United States Custom House.
Source: world-border-congress.com and RED Atlas