DAJABON, Dominican Republic.- President Leonel Fernandez yesterday inaugurated a sports building, the highways Santiago de la Cruz-Buena Vista-Loma de Cabrera and the streets of the community of Partido, at a cost of RD$341 million.

The Head of State arrived in Santiago de la Cruz aboard a helicopter at 12:10 p.m., accompanied by officials including Public Works minister Victor Diaz, who stressed the highways’ importance for the development of the towns of the Northwest.

He said starting January the Government will conclude the reconstruction of the streets of Dajabón, Santiago Rodriguez and Montecristi, as well as other unfinished works in the zone.

Diaz said the Santo Domingo-Samaná highway will be inaugurated in January, construction will begin for the Tourism Boulevard of the Atlantic, the Duarte Corridor and the overpasses to eliminate the traffic lights form Los Alcarrizos to the Las Americas highway.

After the inaugurating the works Fernandez went to the municipality Sabaneta, where he cut the ribbon for a sports arena built at a cost of RD$45 million.