"Today, we are forced to cope with another fatality in a work zone, this one being a young Parkways employee working on a West Virginia Turnpike project. While the details are still being sorted out, we do know the vast majority of work zone tragedies are preventable. Work zone safety isn't coming up with a clever phrase and wearing orange for the month of April every year. It is a year-round mindset, a habit, and an attitude, and it is non-negotiable! We mourn the loss of an employee, and extend our condolences to his family. As temperatures warm and road construction begins in earnest, we continue to stress how important it is to slow down and stay alert in work zones and allow an employee to go home to their family." -- Transportation Secretary Todd Rumbaugh, P.E.