Adopt-A-Highway
WE COMMIT TO THE FOLLOWING INCENTIVES:
  • We will pay for and install a recognition sign at the start of your adopted stretch in each direction of traffic. The size of the signs will be determined by local conditions, and is at the sole discretion of the Department. Each sign will include a panel that prominently displays your name with an attached flip-down traffic warning sign. Both signs will remain at the designated locations during the entire two-year period. Participants may also choose, at their cost, to provide us with customized recognition panels that incorporate logos or insignias. (Products, slogans, telephone and fax numbers, Internet or E-mail addresses, and street names or directions may not be placed on customized panels.)
  • We will acknowledge your contribution to the Adopt-A-Highway Program in a press release to local community newspapers. A copy of the release will be forwarded to you for your records.

  • We will provide your group leader with safety training before your volunteer time begins. We will also lend you safety gear, including hard hats, orange vests, and gloves for the duration of the agreement.

  • We will provide trash bags as well as free trash collection and disposal. We will provide you with postcards on which you can record the number of trash bags you fill each time you remove litter from your stretch of roadway. The Department will pay the return postage.

  • We will issue the necessary permit free of charge.

  • We will give you an attractive Certificate of Appreciation when your project is over.

  • IN RETURN:
  • You commit to litter and/or graffiti removal along a two-mile section of roadway in an unincorporated area for a period of two years (medians and pavement not included).

  • You commit to picking up litter and/or removing graffiti–-cleaning or painting over-–a minimum of four times a year, or more, if needed.

  • You commit to notifying your local District Coordinator at least 48 hours prior to each volunteer effort.

  • You commit to returning the free postage-paid postcards to the Department each time you pick up litter or remove graffiti from your adopted highway.
  • You commit to reviewing and following all safety and permit requirements before each cleanup effort begins.

  • You commit to replacing, if needed, customized panels initially provided to us by you or your organization any time during the term of the agreement.