KUAR | By Nathan Treece, Seth Hooker
The Arkansas Department of Transportation, or ARDOT, kicked off National Work Zone Awareness Week by debuting some further actions the department is taking to keep crews safe on state highways.
Marie Holder, an Arkansas Highway Commission member, said the department continues to work towards zero work zone fatalities.
“Since 1970, 60 ARDOT employees have been lost in work-related accidents,” Holder said. “That’s 60 employees—and friends—who did not come home at the end of their work day. These employees made the ultimate sacrifice while performing their job duties to keep the road safe for the people of Arkansas.”
Nathan Treece/Little Rock Public Radio
Traffic cones bear the names of Arkansas construction workers killed while on the job on state highways.