County
Transportation
Highway Office
Adopt a Highway
Adopt a Highway
Program
Turns community
involvement into cleaner
roadsides.
What is the Adopt a Highway
Program?
It’s a
Carlton County public service
program for volunteers to pick
up litter along Carlton County highways.
It enables the county's
environmentally conscious
citizens to make a personal
contribution to a cleaner
environment.
How does it work?
Community groups, churches,
individuals or businesses adopt
a highway by picking up litter
on both sides for at least two
years.
Adopt a Highway groups agree to:
Adopt a highway for a
minimum of two years,
Select a segment of highway
approximately two miles in
length,
Pick up litter on both sides
of a highway,
Pick up litter as often as
it needs it spring through
fall, usually two-three
times a year. The spring
pickup should be done in
April or May before the
grass grows.
Notify the Carlton County
Transportation Department after every
pickup. Have your Adopt a
Highway number when you
call.
The Carlton County
Transportation Department will:
Provide safety vests,
trashbags and safety
information,
Remove filled bags from the
roadsides; remove large,
heavy or hazardous items.
Erect a 3’x5’ highway sign
to recognize your group’s
commitment. The sign legend
is the name of your group
only, not its message. It is
limited to two lines of
16-18 characters, including
spaces and punctuation.
What
else should I know?
Carlton County
Transportation Department
will help your group select
a highway to adopt. Roads
that have very heavy traffic
or are inaccessible to
pedestrians are not
eligible.
Your group’s representative
will sign an agreement on
behalf of the group.
All participants must review
the safety information
provided by the
Carlton County
Transportation Department
before
every pickup.
Participants must be 12
years old, unless
specifically permitted.
Those participants 18 years
old or younger must have
adequate adult supervision.
Work may be restricted on or
near holidays or other times
when very heavy traffic
occurs.
Groups should leave filled
trashbags along the roadside
as specified by the
Carlton County
Transportation Department.
Group members are encouraged
to recycle materials for
their own benefit.
Groups are not allowed to
pick in medians or
construction areas.
