In the Villa of San Antonio Abad, today municipality of San Antonio de los Baños -located in the current province of Artemisa- during the first half of the 19th century, the transportation of material and merchandise resources was difficult given the deplorable state of the roads. For those passages, one could travel on foot or riding a horse during the dry season, but when it rained, road traffic was impossible. The deplorable state of the alleys, hindered the commerce and the increase of the finances of the wealthy gentlemen of the region.
In spite of the unfavorable situation of the roads; in 1835 the territory had access to the Cuban capital, Alquízar, Güira de Melena, and Guanajay, in addition to the settlements of Tumbadero, Vereda Nueva, Las Monjas and Ceiba del Agua, among others in the area. The conditions of the roads were similar in the rest of the localities of the region, a circumstance that forced the search for solutions to optimize communication channels and boost the economy.
It was proposed to create a maritime channel that would connect Havana Bay with the Gulf of Batabanó. That conduit would pass near San Antonio de los Baños. The project would bring prosperity to the Ariguana village. Then came the idea of building a road with iron rails for the transport of locomotives. The request was authorized in 1894, and the construction of the Havana-Güines section was arranged, with transit through El Rincón, territory bordering the village of Ariguanabo.
At that time, the Economic Society prescribed a project to build the railway between San Antonio de los Baños and El Rincón; and a second section from the latter to Guanímar, with a stopover in Ariguanabo. The Rincon-San Antonio-Guanímar line started later. The technological advance brought a discreet advance in the economy of the town, but it was necessary to intensify the efforts to transform other access roads to San Antonio de los Baños. The mayor of the town, Coronel Antonio Vivanco Hernández, dedicated his efforts to the construction of a road between El Rincón and San Antonio de los Baños, inaugurated in August 1903.
On that date, the villagers celebrated the event at the intersection of Juan Delgado (now 37th Avenue) and Invasión, (currently 42nd Street). In that place, at the entrance of the new road, a commemorative column was installed in which one could read the people's thanks to Antonio Vivanco Hernández for his perseverance in the construction of the important road.