Caltrans ceremony in San Diego honors California’s fallen highway Workers

Caltrans personnel carry a wreath past cones representing fallen highway workers Photo courtesy of Caltrans Caltrans District which serves San Diego and Imperial counties honored the California highway workers killed in the line of duty at a Tuesday memorial ceremony The event in the district office courtyard in Old Town paid tribute to the fallen since and reminded motorists to respect work zones by slowing down and being alert On occasions like this we are reminded to reaffirm our commitment to our own safety the safety of our coworkers and the safety of the inhabitants that we are all here to serve reported District Director Ann Fox We urge the traveling residents to pay close attention to the signs cones and other installations that remind drivers to reduce speeds in work zones The ceremony held every Spring displayed orange cones representing the workers who died maintaining state s highway system In addition to Fox speakers included the district s Chief of Maintenance Shawn Rizutto CHP Chief Tony Coronado and Colin Parent CEO of Circulate San Diego Members of the District maintenance division read the names of fallen workers Among those names were workers from District California has seen an increase in the number of work zone fatalities since One of the biggest hazards faced by highway workers is inattentive and distracted drivers