VDOT conducted the ceremony during National Work Zone Awareness Week.
“The VDOT Workers’ Memorial and the addition of Mr. Butler’s name are a sobering reminder that the victims of work zone crashes are not just statistics,” says VDOT Commissioner Charles Kilpatrick. “We continue to make work zone safety our priority every day. We owe it to the names on the Workers’ Memorial and to all of our hardworking contractors and employees.”
“This tragedy, even many years later, emphasizes the dangers VDOT workers face on Virginia’s roads each day,” says Richmond District Engineer, Bart Thrasher, P.E. “We are grateful and humbled to honor Mr. Butler’s sacrifice and the legacy he leaves.”
The VDOT/ Workers’ Memorial is located at a scenic overlook on Afton Mountain off of Interstate 64. More details on the memorial are available at virginiadot.org/about/is-worker-memorial.asp.