Is Spur 601 unfinished?

basis. but one finished highway project has some el pasoans asking if it’s really finished. abc-7’s jerry najera has the story it’s no secret el paso’s highways have gone through a major makeover. from the americas interchange expected to be completed in late summer or early fall to the spaghetti bowl –they are all part of ongoing highway improvement projects. “we probably have somewhere between 27 and 32” bob bielek is txdot’s district engineer. he tells me the projects have a hefty price tag. “in the last 5 years it’s been a total of 1-point 8 billion” but the the improvements have come with some beautification. each project has been sprinkled with color and accents that make them unique. but it’s the spur 601 that has some people asking is it really finished? “the spur 601 was completed just before i got here so it was completed in 2010-2011” “it’s very easy t notice that these columns under the spur 601 are accented with lonestars and a decorative brick” and if take a look only short distance away–the columns are–well plain. no accents –no color. but if you notice–the plain columns begin and end right at the fence line of the fort bliss national cemetery. “what i’ve aske staff is what happened and the response i got was a request for fort bliss through the state historic preservation officer just to leave them plain” s the next time you drive under the spur 601 don’t think of it as unfinished think of it as an unofficial tribute for those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our country jerry najera abc-7. bicyclists from across the city came together