District 11

Wednesday, Apr. 9, 2008

Contact: Public Information Officer Ed Cartagena Phone: (619) 688-6670

Highway Worker Memorial Day - Media Advisory

WHO: Officials from the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the California Highway Patrol.

WHAT: State highway workers from the region will gather to pay tribute to the men and women who have died in the line of duty as part of California Highway Worker’s Memorial Day, and to help promote the Slow For The Cone Zone safety campaign.

WHEN: Thursday, April 10, 2008 at 9:30 a.m.

WHERE: Caltrans Kearny Mesa Maintenance Yard
7181 Opportunity Road, San Diego
See Thomas Guide, Page 1249 (A-2)

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OPPORTUNITY:

This annual event will enact a memorial ceremony displaying 170 orange highway cones to signify each of the Caltrans workers killed statewide since 1924. There will be a moment of silence and highway workers will give a tribute to their fallen co-workers by reading the names of those who have lost their lives. A special reflection will be offered acknowledging the addition of four cones—three representing the three recent losses suffered in the last year and a fourth representing a past loss newly found. Highway workers who have been involved in close calls on the freeway will be available for interviews.

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