TCC-2500 supports $1B Puerto Rico infrastructure investment

A Link-Belt Cranes TCC-2500 telecrawler is working in Puerto Rico, completing foundation work as part of a $1.6 billion project.

Awarded to Ferrovial Construcción, based in San Juan, Puerto Rico, by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Caribbean District (USACE), the contract covers channel improvements along the Río Piedras river. The project promises long-term economic benefits, including $126 million in average annual savings from potential flood damage and support for over 10,000 local jobs.

“This contract represents a significant step forward in our shared commitment to reduce flood risk for the people of San Juan,” said Col. Charles L. Decker, Caribbean District commander, in an article on the USACE website. “The Río Puerto Nuevo Project is a generational investment in public safety and resilience.”

The TCC-2500 is critical to the job, tandem lifting 50,000-pound drilled shaft rebar cages and installing sheet piling. After over 2,500 hours of work since its delivery in April 2025, Ferrovial Construcción Project Manager Jorge Nogales said the crane has performed in every sense.

“The TCC-2500 is suitable for this job because of its capacity. And since it is a crawler crane, I believe it is more versatile than other types of cranes for the particular ground conditions of the site,” Nogales said. “The long telescopic boom adapts to almost all of the project’s lifting operations: from lifting rebar cages to unloading and loading heavy materials and equipment, installing a temporary steel bridge, among others.”

The project consists of multiple phases that will be completed over the next decade.