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Make a difference: Adopt-a-Highway today!
“Personal involvement has proven to be the best way to
keep our roads clean. The Adopt-a-Highway program costs nothing
for individual groups like businesses and civic organizations to
get involved, and in return for their efforts, they gain public
recognition.”
—Billy Black, Co-Founder, Adopt-a-Highway
Looking
for a way to improve your surroundings?
The Adopt-a-Highway program gives groups the opportunity to help
their communities by collecting litter and beautifying roadsides.
This international program originated in Texas, where it remains
one of the Lone Star State's most successful public-private initiatives.
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It's
simple.
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You adopt a two-mile stretch of highway for a minimum of two years.
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You agree to clean it four times per year (more in some areas
due to traffic count).
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We put it in writing and feature your group's name on an Adopt-a-Highway
sign marking your adopted section.
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Adopt-a-Highway will provide your volunteers with appropriate
permits, safety vests, litterbags and safety training.
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You bask in the glory of claiming a piece of Texas pride.
Contact your local coordinator today
for an application.
Why
adopt?
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It's a free, easy way for groups to help their communities, make
a visible impact and earn some well-deserved Texas Pride.
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Texas is growing by leaps and bounds, and surging population means
more cars on our roadways and, unfortunately, more trash.
• Although nearly 90 percent of litter on Texas highways
is removed by paid contractors — not by convicts as many
folks assume — volunteer efforts reduce litter cleanup costs
and save taxpayers money.
How
much of a difference does adopting make?
• Miles = savings. Volunteers clean almost 8,000 miles —
about 10 percent of Texas' state-maintained roads — saving
taxpayers approximately $2.5 million a year.
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Beauty is the reward. Your ounce of prevention enables the state
to use more tax dollars on highway beautification rather than
trash pickup.
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Motorists respond. Seeing volunteers at work resonates with would-be
offenders. Research has shown that Adopt-a-Highway roadsides are
generally less littered than those maintained by road crews.
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It gives us a jump-start. The number of groups adopting in recent
years has reached a plateau of around 3,800 groups at a time when
Texas has more miles of road and more drivers than ever. Your
help is needed!
Ready
to sign up?
Locate your area coordinator(s) here.
Adopte-una-Autopista
El programa de Adopte-Una-Autopista (Adopt-a-Highway) comenzó en 1985 como una manera por la cual los Tejanos voluntariamente recogerían la basura en las vías públicas del estado. Bajo este programa, los negocios, las organizaciones cívicas, escuelas, y familias pueden "adoptar" una sección de dos millas de una autopista estatal. Estas entidades se comprometen a recoger basura en su respectiva porción de carretera por lo menos de cuatro veces al año. Este compromiso no solo asegura que las carreteras se mantengan aseadas, sino que ayuda al estado en el ahorro de sus fondos.
No cuesta nada afiliarse con Adopte-una-Autopista. El nombre de su organización se reconoce por medio de dos letreros que marcan el comienzo y final de su sección adoptada de la autopista. Es una manera magnífica para que las organizaciones puedan ejecutar el trabajo colectivo con cooperación mutua y a la vez demostrar el orgullo en sus comunidades.
Si desea participar en este programa, favor de comunicarse con nosotros.
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