Adopt a Highway Volunteer Program

This sign can be occupied by YOUR group or organization name.

The Adopt a Highway Volunteer Program is a national litter awareness program where groups volunteer to pick up litter off of Arizona's freeways and highways. Each year more than 1700 groups participate in removing litter on Arizona's highways saving approximately $1,800,000 in taxpayer money. Arizona's program started in 1988 with approximately 120 groups.  By 1991, all available mileage was adopted in the metropolitan areas.  By fall of 1995, more than 1300 groups had adopted over 2300 miles of Arizona's highways. In 2005, there are more than 1750 groups with 12,285 volunteers adopting approximately over 3,100 of the more than 6,500 available miles of Arizona highways. Groups include civic and community groups, business organizations and even families. Information is available on similar volunteer opportunities in your city or county.

Contact the District Office for your area to become involved with the Adopt a Highway Volunteer Program.

The office will provide you with a permit form to complete and submit to the appropriate district office.  Be sure to retain a copy of the form for your records.

• Activity Report - completed by Adopt a Highway volunteer groups to provide details of the clean up activities they perform.

The District Office will provide you with information on:

• What ADOT Provides Volunteers
• What Volunteers Must Provide
• Safety Requirements for Volunteers

District Adopt a Highway Contacts

	Flagstaff	928.779.7558
	Globe	928.402.5600
	Holbrook	928.524.5456
	Kingman	928.681.6019
	Phoenix	602.712.6552
	Prescott	928.777.5875
	Safford	928.432.4900
	Tucson	520.388.4232
	Yuma	928.317.2106
			A printable map is provided in PDF format which requires Adobe Reader to view.

 

What ADOT Provides for Volunteers

What Volunteers Must Provide

	Available highway segments for volunteer			A two-year commitment to pick up litter along
	groups based on safety considerations,			a segment of state highway
	including traffic volumes, speeds, curves,
	and a number of intersections			A commitment to pick up litter at least two
				times a year or as designated by the District
	Fabricate and install signs identifying the			Engineer
	name of the group
				Designate a member as a coordinator
	Provide safety training for group coordinators
				Schedule the date and time of each clean up
	Supply litter bags and remove and dispose of			through an ADOT contact
	the filled bags
				Complete a Special Event waiver form signed
	Supply ADOT safety vests which must be			by each person participating in the clean up
	returned after the work is finished or Adopt			event
	a Highway vests which are kept by the
	organization for future clean up activities			Hold a safety briefing before each clean up
	Provide the participants volunteer coordinator			Maintain a working group of six to ten people
	with the web address and logon to complete
	the clean up activity report			Complete the Activity Report detailing the
				clean up activities. The report indicates the
				hours worked, the number of participants,
				and the number of bags of trash removed

Documents are posted as they become available in PDF format, which requires Adobe Reader to view.