The “TRUE” Story Of How Wyoming Traffic Cones Are Grown

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Each fall, the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) plants small cones in a greenhouse.

They are tiny little things with fat bottoms and skinny, round tops.

There they are kept warm, fertilized, and watered until spring.

Immature cones are usually used only for pedestrian traffic. They are not yet ready for cars, much less interstate traffic with a lot of trucks.

As soon as it is safe to drive on Wyoming roads again, WYDOT brings those little cones out onto the highway where they thrive.

At this point in their development, they are thin and delicate. But GOSH they are SO CUTE.

Like most teenagers, they are much taller and thinner.

As we go through summer, with warmer weather and rain showers, those cones actually shrink a little, but at the same time, they get much fatter.

A full-grown traffic cone is round like a barrel and stands strong against Wyoming wind and hard gusts from passing trucks.

Soon they will bloom, and their seeds can be gathered and stored.

By the end of summer, these cones are harvested and replanted in the wild.

The next set of tiny cones are then planted in the greenhouse where this all started.

So now you know the lifespan of a highway traffic cone.

Since this is early spring, you have probably seen the first of this year's crop placed out on roadways.

Watch as they grow and populate throughout the summer.