Seeing orange

I am a born-and-raised Las Vegan who loves our state and our city. Having said that, our new state flower — the traffic cone — is growing out of control on the city’s streets and highways. I have seen miles of

Our new state flower — the traffic cone — is growing out of control.

roadway littered with these weeds and no construction or even workers are ever present. Something must be done about it.

I commute from the far north of the valley to near the airport, and there is not one road or highway that I take that is free of these nuisances. While I appreciate that workers should be kept safe from traffic, and that lane reductions are a part of modern society, the lack of work being done near these cones and closures is creating massive jams, causes immense pollution and wastes outrageously high-priced gasoline. It’s ridiculous.

Find somewhere else to store the new state flower other than on our streets.

Doug Wilgar North Las Vegas