TxDOT Places Cone Displays Across Odessa
Orange cones at two Odessa intersections represent people killed in traffic crashes as part of a statewide awareness campaign.
Updated on Nov. 10, 2026 in Accidents
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The Texas Department of Transportation has placed cone displays at SH 191 Frontage Road and Avalon Road, and at W. University Boulevard and Robertson Avenue in Odessa. Each cone represents a life lost in a traffic crash on Odessa District roadways.
Why it matters
The displays draw attention to a sustained toll on Texas roads, where at least one person has died in a traffic crash every day since November 7, 2000. The effort is part of TxDOT's statewide 'End the Streak' campaign.
TxDOT's daily fatality record shows at least one traffic death in Texas every day for 25 years, beginning after November 7, 2000, the last day without a traffic-crash fatality. The number of deaths represented by the Odessa displays and the cone count at each site were not provided.
The players
Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)
The state agency that maintains the daily traffic-fatality record and runs the 'End the Streak' campaign across Texas.
The details
Rows of orange cones were set up at busy Odessa intersections, with each cone representing a traffic death in the Odessa District. The displays are intended to bring awareness to the ongoing crisis of traffic deaths in Texas.
Timeline
November 7, 2000: Last day in Texas history with no traffic-crash fatalities.
November 9, 2026: Article published on the Odessa cone displays.
Seasonal Patterns
The Odessa displays are a local extension of TxDOT's statewide 'End the Streak' campaign, which tracks the run of daily traffic deaths in Texas since November 7, 2000. The campaign frames the Odessa cones as part of that long-running statewide record rather than a one-time event.
The displays are visible at two busy Odessa intersections, where drivers and pedestrians pass daily. They serve as a direct reminder that traffic deaths are occurring on local roads every day.
The takeaway
The cone displays turn a statistic into a visible count, and drivers passing the Odessa intersections are reminded that every cone stands for a person killed on local roads. Staying focused and following traffic rules at busy intersections remains the most direct way to reduce that count.
Further reading
Explore more local reporting in Odessa Accidents for context on road incidents in the area.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Yourbasin.
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