Olympic Gold Medalist Dominique Dawes Will Help Kick Off National Work Zone Awareness Week April 8 at Freedom Plaza in Washington, D.C.

Representative Jay Inslee (D-Wash.), Federal Highway Administrator Mary Peters, Kentucky Secretary of Transportation James Codell, III, and other public and private safety leaders will come together on April 8, during National Work Zone Awareness Week. Dominique Dawes, an Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics who is serving as a spokesperson for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)-sponsored “Roadway Work Zone Safety Campaign for New Drivers,” will speak about the tragedy of young motorists and passengers who lose their lives or are injured in work zone crashes.