{"id":136736,"date":"2026-06-08T16:37:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T14:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.ferrovial.com\/?post_type=press_release&#038;p=136736"},"modified":"2026-06-08T17:34:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T15:34:26","slug":"ferrovial-construira-un-nuevo-tramo-del-canal-para-el-control-de-inundaciones-en-san-juan-puerto-rico","status":"publish","type":"press_release","link":"https:\/\/newsroom.ferrovial.com\/es\/notas-prensa\/ferrovial-construira-un-nuevo-tramo-del-canal-para-el-control-de-inundaciones-en-san-juan-puerto-rico\/","title":{"rendered":"Ferrovial construir\u00e1 un nuevo tramo del canal para el control de inundaciones en San Juan, Puerto Rico"},"content":{"rendered":"    <section class=\"wysiwyg text-editor \" id=\"\">\n        <div class=\"container container--narrow container--p-10\">\n            <p><strong>Ferrovial<\/strong>, compa\u00f1\u00eda de referencia mundial en\u00a0infraestructuras, ha firmado un<strong> segundo contrato para la ampliaci\u00f3n y canalizaci\u00f3n del R\u00edo Piedras<\/strong>, en la ciudad de San Juan, en <strong>Puerto Rico<\/strong>, por valor de <strong>1.079 millones de d\u00f3lares<\/strong> (923 millones de euros). La adjudicaci\u00f3n ha sido concedida por el Cuerpo de Ingenieros del Ej\u00e9rcito de Estados Unidos (USACE, por sus siglas en ingl\u00e9s).<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>Estamos orgullosos de seguir colaborando con el Cuerpo de Ingenieros del Ej\u00e9rcito de los Estados Unidos<\/strong> en el desarrollo de proyectos complejos que refuerzan la resiliencia, reducen el riesgo de inundaciones y generan beneficios sostenibles para la econom\u00eda y las comunidades locales\u201d, afirm\u00f3 Ignacio Gaston, CEO de Ferrovial Construcci\u00f3n. \u201cLa ampliaci\u00f3n del canal del R\u00edo Piedras contribuir\u00e1 a proteger barrios, empresas y servicios esenciales en los pr\u00f3ximos a\u00f1os.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Esta actuaci\u00f3n duplicar\u00e1 el ancho del r\u00edo, que pasar\u00e1 de 24 a 48 metros, <strong>reduciendo significativamente el riesgo de desbordamiento en la zona<\/strong>. Este contrato forma parte del programa de control de inundaciones de Puerto Nuevo, que tendr\u00e1 una duraci\u00f3n aproximada de 6 a\u00f1os y crear\u00e1 m\u00e1s de 10.000 empleos de forma directa e indirecta.<\/p>\n<p>En esta intervenci\u00f3n se reforzar\u00e1n las paredes del canal a trav\u00e9s pilotes de hormig\u00f3n anclados a m\u00e1s de 30 metros de profundidad, que se ejecutar\u00e1n in situ y se conectar\u00e1n mediante vigas de hormig\u00f3n armado. Algunos tramos contar\u00e1n, adem\u00e1s, con un sistema de doble muro para aumentar la seguridad. Estas estructuras buscan <strong>afianzar los m\u00e1rgenes del r\u00edo y protegerlos frente a la erosi\u00f3n y los deslizamientos<\/strong>, una medida especialmente importante dada la proximidad del r\u00edo al n\u00facleo urbano de San Juan.<\/p>\n<p>Las obras incluir\u00e1n otras acciones complementarias que optimizar\u00e1n el flujo del agua, disminuir\u00e1n la acumulaci\u00f3n de sedimentos y <strong>har\u00e1n que la infraestructura sea m\u00e1s resiliente ante episodios de lluvias intensas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    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