On Monday, 30 June Minister of Tourism Francisco Javier Garcia announced the start of the construction of the Maimon-Luperon highway. The new road will make it easier for tourists who arrive at the Maimon port currently being constructed by Carnival Cruises to go on excursions to the Luperon beach area. Garcia said the plan is to extend the road all the way to Montecristi, creating a new tourism corridor that will be named the Riviera del Atlantico, as reported in El Caribe.