SCDOT to hold annual Workers Memorial ceremony to honor fallen employees

Columbia, S.C. (April 28, 2025) - The South Carolina Department of Transportation will hold its annual Workers Memorial ceremony on Tuesday, April 29, to honor the men and women who have given their lives in service to SCDOT and the state of South Carolina.

The SCDOT Workers Memorial ceremony will take place at SCDOT Headquarters (955 Park Street, Columbia) at 10 a.m.

Secretary of Transportation Justin Powell and other SCDOT officials are scheduled to speak. The ceremony honors SCDOT employees, dating back to the 1920s, killed while working on the highways as well as those who died on the job from natural causes.

This year's ceremony will add Jerad Devin Rose of Dorchester Surveys to the memorial wall. Jerad passed away while performing his duties on February 18, 2025.

The ceremony will be streamed online at scdot.org, and on the SCDOT Facebook page.