Since 1921, 188 California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) employees have been killed on the job. One of the biggest hazards highway workers face is inattentive, or distracted motorists.
Each year, Caltrans honors its fallen employees at the Statewide Workers Memorial ceremony on the west steps of the State Capitol. Family members, co-workers, friends and the general public are invited to attend the ceremony, which takes place this year at 11 a.m. April 26. The ceremony is held in conjunction with Caltrans Safety Awareness Week and highlights the importance of motorist and employee work zone safety.
The Workers Memorial is a time to remember those who lost their lives while building, maintaining, and operating California’s world-class transportation system. This past year, Caltrans lost two of its own: District 4 Toll Collector Si Si Han, who was killed when a box truck driver allegedly under the influence crashed into the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge toll booth Han was working in; and District 4 Structural Steel Paint Supervisor Annette Brooks, who was shot and killed at the Rio Dell Maintenance Station in District 1.
2018 District Memorial schedule:
District 1: 11 a.m. April 12, Ukiah Maintenance Yard, 90 West Lake Mendocino Drive, Ukiah
District 2: 10 a.m. May 2, Sundial Bridge, 840 Sundial Bridge Pkwy, Redding
District 3: 11 a.m. April 26, West Steps, State Capitol, Sacramento
District 4: 10 a.m. April 18, District Office Auditorium, 111 Grand Avenue, Oakland
District 5: 10 a.m. May 3, District Office, 50 Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo
District 6: 10:30 a.m. April 24, South Region Maintenance Station, 1226 Olive Drive, Bakersfield
District 6: 10:30 a.m. April 25, District Office, 1352 W. Olive Avenue, Fresno
District 7: 10 a.m. April 18, South Region Office, 5360 W. Imperial Hwy, Los Angeles
District 8: 10 a.m. April 24, District Office, 464 W. 4th Street – Memorial Wall, San Bernardino
District 9: 11 a.m. May 2, Bishop Maintenance Yard, 1250 Spruce Street, Bishop
District 10: 11 a.m. April 26, West Steps, State Capitol, Sacramento
District 11: 9 a.m. April 10, District Office, 4050 Taylor Street, San Diego
District 11: 9 a.m. April 24, El Centro Maintenance Yard, 1102 Montenegro, El Centro
District 12: 10 a.m. May 2, Batavia Maintenance Station, 1808 N. Batavia Street, Orange