El Siglo points out that building public works in a stop-and-go manner increases their costs. The newspaper reports on a sampling of public works whose costs have increased significantly. These are: Núñez de Caceres drainage tunnel (initial cost RD$42 million) now RD$101 million Manoguayabo Highway (initial cost RD$30 million) now RD$122 million Supreme Court of Justice building and courts complex (initial cost RD$43 million) now RD$534 million Juan Pablo Duarte Bridge repair (initial cost RD$300 million) now RD$521 million Bridge parallel to Juan Pablo Duarte Bridge (initial cost RD$288 million) now costing RD$681 million
