Adopt a Highway

Mark you calendar for National CleanUp Day on Saturday, Sept. 18! 

One Adopt a Highway volunteer was inspired to serve his community during his daily drive to work. 

You may have noticed them while traveling on the interstate, state highways in Arizona. Adopt a Highway recognition signs bearing the name of a volunteer group, a loved one memorialized or a local business sponsoring litter cleanup are all along our roadways. 

The signs represent the adopters or caretakers of a two-mile segment of state highway. Volunteers who represent those signs are a priceless resource that helps keep Arizona’s highways clean. 

Volunteers often make lemonade out of lemons. 

Inspiration comes in many forms. In the case of Lina Rodriguez, it happened on a road trip. 

These families remember the loved ones they've lost all year long by keeping their small part of Arizona grand and litter-free.

Nothing ruins a great shot of Arizona's beautiful scenery like someone's trash. But, picture being the one who helps ensure the state looks camera ready by adopting a mile of highway.

You are never too young to care about your community, something demonstrated recently by a group of middle school students who helped clean up a section of US 191 near Morenci. 

A $20 bill inside a water bottle, a new elf hat with tag still attached, an old cannonball...our volunteers have seen and cleaned it all. But while these oddities are fun to recount, the true treasure of the roadside shoulder are those who volunteer regularly to clean it.

The Gila County Sheriff's Office is no stranger to serving their community. So it should come as no surprise that they have been recognized as Outstanding Volunteers for their dedication to keep mile 256 of State Route 188 clean. 

Why is it a big deal? Because highway maintenance dollars saved, to the tune of $235,000, means that taxpayer funds can be used for other Arizona Department of Transportation priorities. More important is the determination of volunteers to Keep It Grand by making Arizona’s highways more appealing for all.

That makes those who commit time and effort to ADOT’s Adopt a Highway program worthy of a big thank you from all Arizonans during National Volunteer Week, which runs through April 24.  

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

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.

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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