DOVER — National Work Zone Awareness Week began Monday and runs through Friday.

The Delaware Department of Transportation encourages the wearing of orange on Go Orange Day Wednesday as a reminder to always use caution and drive carefully in and around work zones.

On Monday, Secretary of Transportation Nicole Majeski and Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long, along with representatives from AAA Mid-Atlantic, the Delaware State Police and Kiewit gathered in Wilmington adjacent to the I-95 Restore the Corridor work zone to remind motorists the importance of slowing down and paying attention when traveling through work zones. The theme of this year’s campaign is Drive Like Your Family Works Here.

“Keeping our work zones safe is a collective effort,” said Lt. Gov. Hall-Long. “Together by minimizing distractions, reducing our speed and obeying posted signs while driving through work zones, we can save lives.

“Keeping our roads, highways and bridges safe should be all our DelDOT crews are focused on. They should not have to worry about whether or not they’ll make it home for dinner.”

Also Ms. Majeski said, “On any given day, we have hundreds of DelDOT employees and contractors working on our roadways making improvements to keep you safe.

“We also have our toll collectors working in the middle of our busiest roadways serving our customers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

“So please when you see a construction sign, our employees working along the roadway or going through our toll booths, slow down and drive like your family works here because we don’t ever want to lose a member of our DelDOT family.”