The Ministry of Public Works announced the Fern?ndez government will be investing RD$400 million starting this Monday in public works benefiting Santiago de los Caballeros, the nation’s second largest city. Planned to start this year is the construction of the Avenida de Circunvalaci?n, that will detour traffic bound to Puerto Plata and northern cities that today has to pass through the congested center of the city. The moneys will also be used to expand the Santiago-Navarrete highway (leading onto Puerto Plata) to four lanes from the present two lanes. Also contemplated are the construction of three city health centers and the reconstruction of the Olympic Pool of the Pontificia Universidad Cat?lica Madre y Maestra.