Adopt-a-Highway
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Attention Adopt-a-Highway volunteers!
The annual statewide litter cleanups are held in mid-April and mid-September, weather permitting.
The 2008 Spring Cleanup is set for Saturday, April 12.
The 2008 Fall Cleanup is set for Saturday, Sept. 13.
If your group cannot participate on those dates, or weather makes it unsafe to pick up litter, please schedule your cleanups for other spring and fall dates.
The Adopt-a-Highway program provides an opportunity for you or your family, business or civic group to clean up litter.
Every year, more than 6,000 Adopt-a-Highway groups collect about 300,000 bags of trash from 14,000 miles of Virginia’s roads. That's a quarter of the system.
Adopt-a-Highway brochure (PDF, 5.4 MB)
AAH Volunteer Obligation
AAH volunteers agree to pick up litter four times a year for two years. In return, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) provides trash bags, vests, important safety information, and highway signs that recognize your group. Learn more here.
AAH volunteers clean up a road.
Other Opportunities
If you notice an increase in litter on a particular stretch of road, notify us at (800) PRIDEVA [(800) 774-3382], e-mail adoptahighway@VirginiaDOT.org or contact the Adopt-a-Highway coordinator in your area.
If the road qualifies for the Adopt-a-Highway program, we can list it as a road “most in need” of adoption.
If it does not qualify for the program , we'll forward the information to local the VDOT Asset Management office.
VDOT works with other state agencies and
organizations to prevent and control litter. Learn more here.
