County: Court ruling could move Pellicano project ahead
KTSM 9 NEWS
[{'start': '0.000', 'end': '5.200', 'text': 'Residents in far east El Paso may have'}, {'start': '2.720', 'end': '8.240', 'text': 'finally be able to see some relief from'}, {'start': '5.200', 'end': '10.240', 'text': 'heavy traffic. The long delayed Pelicano'}, {'start': '8.240', 'end': '12.719', 'text': 'Drive project could soon be moving'}, {'start': '10.240', 'end': '15.280', 'text': "forward. And today we're getting answers"}, {'start': '12.719', 'end': '17.520', 'text': "about what's next. As we first told you"}, {'start': '15.280', 'end': '19.680', 'text': 'Tuesday, El Paso County says a recent'}, {'start': '17.520', 'end': '21.920', 'text': 'ruling by the US Bankruptcy Court'}, {'start': '19.680', 'end': '24.400', 'text': 'confirms that the Camino Rial Regional'}, {'start': '21.920', 'end': '26.800', 'text': 'Mobility Authority was justified in'}, {'start': '24.400', 'end': '28.840', 'text': 'dropping the original contractor, JAR'}, {'start': '26.800', 'end': '31.119', 'text': 'Construction, for failing to meet its'}, {'start': '28.840', 'end': '33.680', 'text': "obligations. It's a story we've been"}, {'start': '31.119', 'end': '35.920', 'text': 'following closely. KTSM 9 News reporter'}, {'start': '33.680', 'end': '38.320', 'text': 'Oriana Bot joins us live. And Oriana,'}, {'start': '35.920', 'end': '40.160', 'text': 'where does the project stand right now?'}, {'start': '38.320', 'end': '41.920', 'text': "Well, Estella, the bankruptcy court's"}, {'start': '40.160', 'end': '44.239', 'text': 'decision clears the way for Camino'}, {'start': '41.920', 'end': '45.800', 'text': 'Royale to take the next steps forward,'}, {'start': '44.239', 'end': '48.399', 'text': 'finishing the Pelicano Drive'}, {'start': '45.800', 'end': '50.719', 'text': "improvements. As we've reported, the"}, {'start': '48.399', 'end': '52.800', 'text': 'project to widen Pelicano Drive to six'}, {'start': '50.719', 'end': '55.039', 'text': 'lanes was supposed to be finished two'}, {'start': '52.800', 'end': '57.440', 'text': 'years ago, but it came to a halt after'}, {'start': '55.039', 'end': '59.199', 'text': 'the contractor filed for bankruptcy. We'}, {'start': '57.440', 'end': '62.000', 'text': 'spoke with El Paso County Commissioner'}, {'start': '59.199', 'end': '65.840', 'text': 'Ilia Gin to find out what comes next.'}, {'start': '62.000', 'end': '68.240', 'text': 'know that the next steps should be that'}, {'start': '65.840', 'end': '70.240', 'text': "the contractor's uh shity company, his"}, {'start': '68.240', 'end': '72.880', 'text': 'insurance company should now be able to'}, {'start': '70.240', 'end': '75.360', 'text': 'just step in now that it was found that'}, {'start': '72.880', 'end': '76.799', 'text': 'the contractor did in fact default. The'}, {'start': '75.360', 'end': '80.759', 'text': 'insurance company should be able to step'}, {'start': '76.799', 'end': '83.600', 'text': 'in and resume construction of the'}, {'start': '80.759', 'end': '85.920', 'text': 'project. Commissioner Orin also says the'}, {'start': '83.600', 'end': '88.240', 'text': 'project will now cost more than more to'}, {'start': '85.920', 'end': '89.520', 'text': 'complete than initially planned. As we'}, {'start': '88.240', 'end': '91.920', 'text': 'previously reported, the federal'}, {'start': '89.520', 'end': '94.400', 'text': 'government provided about $20 million'}, {'start': '91.920', 'end': '96.400', 'text': 'for the project. Organ says the original'}, {'start': '94.400', 'end': '98.640', 'text': 'contractor used roughly half of that'}, {'start': '96.400', 'end': '101.200', 'text': 'before work was stopped, leaving about'}, {'start': '98.640', 'end': '103.040', 'text': "$10 million. But she says that's no"}, {'start': '101.200', 'end': '105.920', 'text': 'longer enough because of rising material'}, {'start': '103.040', 'end': '107.920', 'text': 'and labor costs since the pandemic. Now,'}, {'start': '105.920', 'end': '109.840', 'text': 'the Pelicano Drive expansion was meant'}, {'start': '107.920', 'end': '112.399', 'text': 'to make life easier for commuters,'}, {'start': '109.840', 'end': '114.720', 'text': 'adding divider lanes, medians, and bike'}, {'start': '112.399', 'end': '116.880', 'text': 'lanes over three mile stretch. But'}, {'start': '114.720', 'end': '118.560', 'text': 'instead, those delays have only made'}, {'start': '116.880', 'end': '120.240', 'text': "things harder. Over time, we've heard"}, {'start': '118.560', 'end': '122.640', 'text': "from residents who say it's affected"}, {'start': '120.240', 'end': '124.960', 'text': 'everything from their daily commute to'}, {'start': '122.640', 'end': '126.320', 'text': 'local businesses. Stella, back to you.'}, {'start': '124.960', 'end': '128.319', 'text': 'Odana, thank you very much for the'}, {'start': '126.320', 'end': '130.360', 'text': 'latest on this. You can find a breakdown'}, {'start': '128.319', 'end': '134.800', 'text': 'of the project and what comes next at'}, {'start': '130.360', 'end': '134.800', 'text': 'ktsm.com by searching Pelicano.'}]