# Puerto Rico House Orders DOT Study on PR-1 Road Relocation Due to Coastal Erosion

The House of Representatives ordered the DOT to study relocating the PR-1 road between Salinas and Santa Isabel due to coastal erosion risks.

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The House of Representatives of Puerto Rico approved a joint resolution on Tuesday instructing the Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTOP) to evaluate potential solutions for the vulnerability of the PR-1 road between Salinas and Santa Isabel. [^1]

Representative Fernando Sanabria Colón authored the resolution, which addresses coastal erosion and weather phenomena threatening the road's stability. [^2]

Representative Fernando Sanabria Colón stated that the PR-1 road is the primary access for residents of the Las Ochenta community to essential services and that its recurrent interruptions pose public safety risks. [^3]

The resolution mandates that the DTOP assess the feasibility of relocating the road northward and creating new access points to ensure resilience against climate change. [^4]

Representative Fernando Sanabria Colón authored the joint resolution, which directs the agency to study the possibility of relocating the highway north of its current location and evaluating the creation of a new road access in the area exposed to the Caribbean Sea. [^5]

Representative Fernando Sanabria Colón stated that it is necessary to consider the feasibility of relocating the road to a zone less exposed to environmental risks and creating new road accesses that meet criteria of resilience, sustainability, and adaptation to climate change. [^6]

## What this stands on

1. The House of Representatives of Puerto Rico approved a joint resolution on Tuesday instructing the Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTOP) to evaluate potential solutions for the vulnerability of the PR-1 road between Salinas and Santa Isabel. (WIPR, News)
2. Representative Fernando Sanabria Colón authored the resolution, which addresses coastal erosion and weather phenomena threatening the road's stability. (WIPR, News)
3. Representative Fernando Sanabria Colón stated that the PR-1 road is the primary access for residents of the Las Ochenta community to essential services and that its recurrent interruptions pose public safety risks. (WIPR, News)
4. The resolution mandates that the DTOP assess the feasibility of relocating the road northward and creating new access points to ensure resilience against climate change. (WIPR, News)
5. Representative Fernando Sanabria Colón authored the joint resolution, which directs the agency to study the possibility of relocating the highway north of its current location and evaluating the creation of a new road access in the area exposed to the Caribbean Sea. (Metro Puerto Rico, News)
6. Representative Fernando Sanabria Colón stated that it is necessary to consider the feasibility of relocating the road to a zone less exposed to environmental risks and creating new road accesses that meet criteria of resilience, sustainability, and adaptation to climate change. (Metro Puerto Rico, News)

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