Para ordenar a la Comisión de Transportación e Infraestructura de la Cámara de Representantes de Puerto Rico, realizar una investigación exhaustiva sobre el estado en que se encuentran las carreteras, avenidas, caminos, calles, autopistas, puentes, túneles y cualquier otra infraestructura vehicular en los municipios de Gurabo y Caguas que componen el Distrito Representativo Núm. 31 y el Distrito Representativo Núm. 32 de Caguas; considerar y recomendar medidas para su rehabilitación y estrategias preventivas de mantenimiento; y para otros fines relacionados.

2025-2028 Session

The bill tasks the House Transportation and Infrastructure Commission to exhaustively assess Gurabo and Caguas road, bridge, and related infrastructure, then recommend rehabilitati

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Summary — RC 133 (House Resolution)

"Order the House Transportation and Infrastructure Commission to conduct an exhaustive investigation into the condition of roads, avenues, streets, highways, bridges, tunnels and other vehicular infrastructure in the municipalities of Gurabo and Caguas (Representative Districts No. 31 and No. 32); consider and recommend measures for their rehabilitation and preventive maintenance; and for related purposes."

Purpose / Intent

RC 133 directs the Cámara de Representantes (House of Representatives of Puerto Rico) — specifically its Commission on Transportation and Infrastructure — to carry out a comprehensive investigation into the physical condition, safety and maintenance needs of vehicular infrastructure within the municipalities of Gurabo and Caguas (Representative Districts 31 and 32). The resolution requests that the Commission consider rehabilitation options and recommend preventive maintenance strategies.

Key provisions

Orders the House Transportation and Infrastructure Commission to perform an exhaustive evaluation of:

Carreteras, avenidas, caminos, calles, autopistas
Puentes, túneles y cualquier otra infraestructura vehicular

Directs the Commission to consider and recommend:

Rehabilitation measures (repairs, reconstruction priorities)
Preventive maintenance strategies to reduce future deterioration

Requires the Commission to produce findings and recommendations (report format and deadlines are not specified in the available text).

Who is affected

Primary geographic focus: municipalities of Gurabo and Caguas (Districts 31 & 32).

Stakeholders likely involved or affected:

Residents and commuters in Gurabo and Caguas
Municipal public works departments
Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTOP)
Local and regional emergency services
Contractors and engineering firms (potential future repair contracts)
House Commission staff and legislators for follow-up actions

Procedural history & timeline (key dates)

Feb 05, 2025 — Filed (Radicado).

Feb 06, 2025 — Appeared on First Reading; referred to commission(s).

Feb 20, 2025 — 1st Committee Report rendered with amendments; sent to Calendar Committee.

Feb 27, 2025 — Placed on Special Orders calendar; approved in the House unanimously and with amendments; final approval text in the House.

Mar 06, 2025 — Referred to commission(s) (per legislative actions record).

Note: The available record does not include a specific statutory deadline for the Commission’s investigation or for submission of a final report.

Potential impact

Immediate: initiates a formal legislative fact-finding process that can identify safety hazards, priorities for repairs, and maintenance backlogs.

Medium/Long-term: the Commission’s recommendations can inform future legislation, budget requests, municipal actions, and DTOP programming — but the resolution itself does not appropriate funds. Implementation of repairs or maintenance would require separate appropriations or administrative actions.

Next steps / practical considerations

The Commission will need to define scope, schedule site inspections, gather data (traffic counts, condition assessments, accident statistics), solicit testimony from municipal and DTOP officials, and prepare a report with prioritized recommendations.

If urgent deficiencies are identified, the report may prompt emergency measures or targeted funding proposals to address critical safety risks.