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LETTER: Nevada needs a new state holiday

I think Gov. Joe Lombardo or the Legislature should create a new state holiday and call it Nevada Orange Barrel Day. I don’t believe you can drive anywhere in the Las Vegas area and not encounter orange barrels or cones. On many occasions, there are no signs of anyone working, just a lot of cones or barrels and idle equipment.

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