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Public Safety Committee scopes policy review to address ‘orange cones’ left after work

5795506 · September 17, 2025
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Summary

The committee opened a scoping discussion on rules and contract language to reduce traffic control devices left in public spaces. Staff will review current policies and return with recommendations at the November meeting.

The Public Safety Committee on Sept. 17 opened a scoping discussion on how the city manages traffic control devices used around construction, focusing on cones and signs left long after work ends.

Council member Carissa Dutton said the item was brought forward because of “an overabundance of traffic control devices, also, aka the orange cones of death,” and described examples where cones and lane-closure signs remained long past active work, creating visual clutter and driver confusion. “I would really love to see that get cleaned up in a timely manner,” Dutton said.

The conversation centered on two recurring…

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