Since 1929, there have been 23 Colorado Department of Highways/Colorado Department of Transportation employees killed in work zones. Five of those fatalities have taken place in the last four years. The 23 fatalities does not include those from contractors.
Statistics
In 2014, (the most recent statistics available), 1,607 crashes occurred in Colorado construction zones resulting in 130 injuries and 9 deaths. In 2013, there were 1,326 crashes in Colorado construction zones resulting in 126 injuries and 14 deaths.
As of May 24, 2012
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1994-2006 All Public Highways
Hospitalizations for injuries sustained in a Motor Vehicle Crash, 1999-2008 (10 years) Data from the Colorado Health Information Dataset