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Did You Know? In 2003 (the most recent statistics available), 2,406 crashes occurred in Colorado 's work zones resulting in 1,036 injuries and 11 deaths. Nearly 83% of those work-zone crashes occurred on the state highway system, resulting in 85% of the injuries and 91% of the fatalities statewide on all Colorado roadways. Nationally, there were 41,000 people injured and 1,028 work zone fatalities in 2003; this figure represents 2.4% of all roadway fatalities for the year. There is one work-zone injury every 13 minutes and one work-zone fatality every 8.5 hours. Over the last six years, the nation as seen a 50% increase in work zone fatalities |
IN REMEMBRANCE OF... Below are the names of employees that have been lost in the line of duty while employed by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and its predecessor, the Department of Highways since 1929. These names are engraved on a plaque that is located in the lobby of the CDOT Headquarters building in Denver, Colorado and on individual plaques that are displayed within their respective regional and maintenance offices. The CDOT Memorial Program began in 1992 as an initiative of the CDOT Employee Council. Approximately 20 Council members and other CDOT employees worked for more than18 months to identify Department of Highways (CDOH) and Department of Transportation employees who had died in the line of duty up to that time. The first memorial ceremony, honoring 40 employees, was held April 20, 1995, at CDOT Headquarters in Denver. Family members and friends traveled from all over the nation to be in attendance that day. There are currently 53 CDOH/CDOT employees who are honored and remembered in the Memorial Program. The CDOT Employee Council coordinates the program, providing memorial nameplates and conducting memorial ceremonies when desired by the families of employees who have lost their lives in the line of duty. Nationally, a national work zone memorial has been established by the American Traffic Safety Services Foundation (ATSSF). For more information on this program, please click on the National Memorial button located in the right column. |
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