Video by Mark Rankin | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District | 06.23.2023
USACE Public Affairs Specialist Jennifer Garcia-Torres provides and brief project overview for most recent Jacksonville District projects in Puerto Rico. The Río Puerto Nuevo, The Rio De La Plata and El Cano Martin Pena projects highlight just a few of the projects currently in Puerto Rico.(USACE video by Mark Rankin)...
Video by Catalina Carrasco | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District | 05.02.2019
Heavy equipment machinery is used to remove the temporary sheet pile and earthen plug placed during the construction of the Upper Margarita concrete channel. The temporary measure was used to divert the water from Margarita Channel in order to perform the construction operations safely under dry conditions. The completion of this project will contribute to the flood mitigation on Margarita......
Video by Catalina Carrasco | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District | 04.30.2019
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began diverting water to newly constructed Upper Margarita concrete channel on the west side of Puerto Nuevo River in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The flood control project seeks to alleviate future inundations that affect the important commercial zone as well the as the residential communities of Puerto Nuevo and San Patricio. Construction on the $18.5 million flood......
