Metro Minister Diandino Pena avoided replying to questions of the press during the presentation he made to these last week. Among the questions avoided were why his calculations for the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo and Higuero airport were so wrong. Pena estimated the Pan Am Games would cost RD$500 million and the constructions ended up costing more than RD$8 billion. He also estimated the Higuero (La Isabela, Joaquin Balaguer airport) would cost RD$200 million and it has cost more than RD$2.3 billion. The airport had many detractors who alleged technical reasons, but at the time President Leonel Fernandez said it was a decision of the President. The airport has not opened yet because of technical reasons.