Adopt a Highway

Blogs/News articles tagged as Adopt a Highway

April 5, 2021 | Blog Articles
By Mary Currie / ADOT Communications

Tucked away between Wickenburg and Congress Junction along State Route 89 is an unique community with a volunteer spirit that's hard to beat.

March 16, 2021 | Blog Articles
By Doug Nick / ADOT Communications

We hear you; there's too much litter along state highways and freeways. The truth is any amount is too much. We need your help to keep Arizona looking its best.

January 29, 2021 | Blog Articles
By Mary Currie / ADOT Communications

It's a new year, which means it's a good time to recommit to keeping Arizona grand!

January 19, 2021 | Blog Articles
By Mary Currie / ADOT Communications

For the past five years Melissa Owen has brought together a horde of volunteers to realize her Adopt a Highway dream. And the current public health situation has not slowed her down!

December 16, 2020 | Blog Articles
By David Rookhuyzen / ADOT Communications

Time running out, but you are still searching for the perfect holiday gift? ADOT is here with some suggestions!

 

December 2, 2020 | Blog Articles
By Mary Currie / ADOT Communications

Kathleen Mendes has seen a lot and learned a lot while helping clean up her section of US 180.

November 25, 2020 | Blog Articles
By Jon Brodsky / ADOT Communications

Who better to set a good example and help clean a stretch of highway than the Boy Scouts?

October 23, 2020 | Blog Articles
By Laurie Merrill / ADOT Communications

Recently we received two thank you notes for ADOT employees who had gone above and beyond.

September 22, 2020 | Blog Articles
By Mary Currie / ADOT Communications

National CleanUp Day was this past Saturday - and by all accounts it was a phenomenal success!

September 19, 2020 | Blog Articles
By Mary Currie / ADOT Communications
Did you know that today, September 19, is National CleanUp Day? That's right, today is the day when everyone is encouraged to help keep our outdoors looking great by picking up litter.
September 16, 2020 | News/Press Release

PHOENIX – Adopt-a-Highway volunteers will be joining participants across the country for National CleanUp Day on Sept. 19 with local volunteers serving in 13 of Arizona’s counties. Volunteers from all 50 states will focus on cleaning green spaces, urban landscapes and waterways. 

September 14, 2020 | Blog Articles
By Caroline Carpenter

Adopt a Highway volunteers help Arizona look her best. Now, volunteers can make others aware of the work they're doing to 'Keep Arizona Grand.'

September 8, 2020 | Blog Articles
By Laurie Merrill / ADOT Communications

According to our Adopt a Highway program, the spirit of Sasquatch lives on US 60 east of Show Low.

August 21, 2020 | Blog Articles
By Mary Currie / ADOT Communications

National Cleanup Day happens in one month, so now is the time to tell us you'll be there!

August 11, 2020 | Blog Articles
By Mary Currie / ADOT Communications

Calling all volunteers! National CleanUp Day is coming and we hope you'll participate through Adopt a Highway. 

August 7, 2020 | Blog Articles
By Caroline Carpenter / ADOT Communications

About 50 Heber-Overgaard community members helped clean a dozen miles of highway shoulders this month. 

August 6, 2020 | News/Press Release

PHOENIX – A lot has changed over the last few months, but there is still a need for volunteers to help keep our state looking its best. Last weekend about 50 volunteers in Heber-Overgaard cleaned portions of state routes 260 and 277 as part of the Arizona Department of Transportation’s Adopt a Highway program.

June 8, 2020 | Blog Articles
By Caroline Carpenter / ADOT Communications

If you drive through the Hopi Reservation, you’ll notice an Adopt a Highway sign that reads “BC One of a Kind” about 11 miles south of Second Mesa. It honors Branyon Rebeau Claw Sr., the oldest son of Madeline Sahneyah, also known as “BC.”

May 19, 2020 | Blog Articles
By Mary Currie / ADOT Communications

One Show Low group has a long history of community service and it includes keeping our state beautiful with the Adopt a Highway program. 

May 13, 2020 | Blog Articles

Our ADOT Kids coloring activity this week encourages kids to avoid littering.