Caltrans District 5 has completed its 29th annual Worker Memorial Ceremony from the front lawn of the District Office at 50 Higuera St. in San Luis Obispo. The ceremony was held in a virtual format to ensure physical social distancing.

The ceremony can be viewed on YouTube at https://youtu.be/WowMEvbqCvo.

“Despite this challenging time, we felt strongly about continuing our annual tradition of remembering our colleagues who lost their lives while working to maintain and improve the state transportation system. I think this video serves as a wonderful tribute to our fallen workers,” said Tim Gubbins, Caltrans District 5 director.

Also participating in the online video ceremony were California Highway Patrol Cmdr. L.D. Maples and Sara von Schwind, Caltrans District 5 deputy director.

Since 1921, 189 Caltrans employees have been killed on the job, including eight in District 5. There were no statewide fatalities in 2019.

One of the biggest hazards for workers is motorists who do not exercise caution while driving through highway work zones. Caltrans reminds everyone to Be Work Zone Alert!

Learn more by visiting the Caltrans Worker Memorial and Worker Safety webpage, http://www.dot.ca.gov/paffairs/workersmemorial/.