• Arecibo Lighthouse Road Repair - Arecibo PR
    The Civil Works Administration carried out repair and maintenance work on the Arecibo Lighthouse Road in Arecibo.
  • Dos Bocas Dam - Arecibo PR
    Dos Bocas Dam, a hydroelectric generation facility, was constructed as part of a large rural electrification plan undertaken by the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration, a New Deal agency. Construction began in 1937 and was completed in 1942. The plant is located in the north central part of Puerto Rico, on on Lago Dos Bocas and the Rio Grande Arecibo. The work “consisted of a concrete dam and two generation units directly below the lake measuring a combined 12,450 horsepower of electric power, enough to generate more than 30 million kilowatt hours per year.”
  • Factor and Santana Roads Improvements - Arecibo PR
    The Puerto Rico Emergency Relief Administration carried out repair and maintenance work on Factor and Santana Roads in Arecibo.
  • Hato Abajo Road Improvements - Arecibo PR
    The Puerto Rico Emergency Relief Administration carried out repair and maintenance work on Hato Abajo Road in Arecibo.
  • Housing for the Poor - Arecibo PR
    The PRRA carried out slum clearance work and built hurricane-proof housing developments in Arecibo and Ponce. “The PRRA located nine parcels of land available to purchase in Ponce, and two in Ponce Playa, and began construction on 4,290 concrete houses in Ponce and Ponce Playa. Built to house over 21,000 people, the PRRA also constructed an nearby incinerating plant, concrete storm sewers, new water supply system, and temporary workingmen's residencies (for PRRA construction workers) as part of the Ponce slum clearance project.”1 The PRRA created housing programs across the Island, as described in the 1938 Annual Report of the Department of the Interior: “The development...
  • Lago Dos Bocas - Arecibo and Utuado PR
    Lago Dos Bocas was created upon completion of the Dos Bocas Dam, a Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration project, in 1942. It primarily serves as a reservoir.
  • Miraflores Road Improvements - Arecibo PR
    The Puerto Rico Emergency Relief Administration carried out repair and maintenance work on Miraflores Road in Arecibo.
  • Quemados Road Improvements - Arecibo PR
    The Puerto Rico Emergency Relief Administration carried out repair and maintenance work on Quemados Road in Arecibo.
  • Utuado Road Improvements - Arecibo PR
    The Civil Works Administration carried out road improvement work in Arecibo. The work consisted of building retaining walls for the road to Utuado.