Tourism Minister Felix Jimenez has given RD$45.4 million to continue infrastructural improvements in Higuey, Puerto Plata, Juan Dolio, Boca Chica and Samana. RD$27.6 million went to the Puerto Plata Aqueducts and Sewers Corporation, RD$7.6 to the Asphalt Corporation to finish the Cruz del Isleno-El Macao highway in Higuey province, and RD$703,167 to GBC Engineering for the continued work on the Cruz del Isleno highway.