 While with road construction season right around the corner every year on April 28th, MnDOT recognizes those who have been killed or injured on the job. MnDOT commemorates the day with 10 seconds of silence to honor those MnDOT employees and contract workers who were injured or killed. A plaque hangs on the wall at MnDOT's district two facility in Bemidji that displays the names of those who were lost while working in the field. MnDOT says that April 28th should be a reminder to all motorists to slow down and pay attention when traveling through road construction zones. It's so important to slow down coming into a work zone and especially in today's day and age of the prevalence of distracted driving it makes things even more dangerous and so this is a perfect opportunity to talk to our residents and our motorists to say listen these are real people. MnDOT headquarters in St. Paul, a large memorial honors all who lost their lives while working to construct and maintain highway projects across the state of Minnesota. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.