By Elida S. Perez, El Paso Matters Orange traffic drums generally hint at active construction sites and caution drivers to be careful. But the ones lined along Pellicano Drive in Far East El Paso also serve as a constant reminder of what has not happened – the completion of road improvements that were slated to be done three years ago.

Under a pending agreement, the county of El Paso would use $6 million from its vehicle registration fee fund slated for another road project that’s still in the design phase to restart the work – at least on the westbound lanes leading to Loop 375 where the relief is most needed. The El Paso County Commissioners Court this week approved using the vehicle registration funds to move the work forward, but the agreement is still being finalized among the county

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