The rattlesnake joins two other larger-than-life cone creatures, Safe-T-Rex and Work Zone Willy, at a Texas travel information center in Anthony, Texas, about 20 miles north of El Paso.
A giant snake made from old, beat up traffic cones is the latest piece of a Texas public art installation that aims to raise awareness for work zone safety.
The rattlesnake - whose name has yet to be determined - joins two other larger-than-life cone creatures, Safe-T-Rex and Work Zone Willy, at a TexasFour maintenance workers from the Texas Department of Transportation created the recycled snake using cones that drivers have hit on the highways. It’s part of a larger effort to get drivers to slow down and pay more attention in construction and work zones.
Speeding and driver inattention were among the leading causes of work zone crashes, the agency said. Advertisement
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