President Hipolito Mejia decreed that the Autov?a del Este will now be known as Avenida Presidente Antonio Guzman. The Autovia del Este runs from Boca Chica to San Pedro de Macoris (Juan Dolio and Guayacanes beaches). The construction of the highway cut by about half an hour the time it takes to drive from Santo Domingo to La Romana.
The new highway will now honor President Guzman, 1978-1982. President Mej?a was Minister of Agriculture during the Guzm?n administration.