In Puerto Rico, the brunt of the work has been left to the 900 members of local crews. Logistical challenges — like where to house the thousands of extra workers needed to get the lights back on — still have not been resolved. Ricardo A. Rosselló of Puerto Rico. The chief executive, Andy Techmanski, said that he got the contract because he showed up in Puerto Rico unannounced. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyWhen Hurricane Hugo hit in 1989, Mr. Ramos said, repairs took six months.

Source: New York Times October 20, 2017 01:19 UTC