{"id":806636,"date":"2020-04-21T16:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=382033"},"modified":"2020-04-21T16:30:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-21T22:30:00","slug":"cdot-honors-fallen-employees-during-remembrance-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/cdot-honors-fallen-employees-during-remembrance-day\/","title":{"rendered":"CDOT honors fallen employees during Remembrance Day"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Memorial Stone outside of CDOT headquarters in Denver. <\/strong>
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The Colorado Department of Transportation held its 26th annual Remembrance Day on Tuesday as part of National Work Zone Awareness Week.<\/p>\n

Each year, CDOT pays tribute to the employees who have lost their lives on duty by etching their names into the marble memorial outside its Denver headquarters.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will continue to honor the memory of our departed colleagues each and every year, no matter the circumstances,\u201d CDOT Executive Director Shoshana Lew said in a release. \u201cAnd unfortunately, we again lost another CDOT team member last month after he was injured while doing his job on a state roadway. We will never rest still until every one of our employees gets home safely to their families and loved ones.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eight people were killed as a result of crashes in work zones last year, according to CDOT, including two who were part of work crews. In 2018, there were 671 work zone crashes, resulting in 754 deaths, according to the Federal Highway Administration. Roadway workers accounted for 124 of those fatalities.<\/p>\n

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