 Some of his accomplishment were the Minillas Tunnel, the Centro de Bellas Artes Luis A. Ferre, the creation of the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration and the Roberto Clemente Coliseum (while being San Juan's Mayor).Federal charges filed against Puerto Rico former governor Aníbal Acevedo Vilá stemmed from a tip brought to federal prosecutors by Romero Barcelo.Romero openly admitted to being the catalyst of the federal investigation against Acevedo Vilá.