RIDOT Adopt-a-Roadway Participants

• How does this work? This program is for volunteers who want to pick up litter on smaller state roads, specifically those that have speed limits no higher than 35 MPH.
  • Your group or even you as individual can adopt a two-mile-stretch and have your name on it.
  • Groups, businesses and even individuals may participate in this program
  • All group members must be at least 11-years-old and must be supervised by an adult
  • All group members younger than 18 must have a release form signed by a parent or guardian
  • RIDOT will provide two signs on the designated stretch of roadway with the sponsor's name on it
  • Signs are free for non-profits, businesses are asked to pay
  • RIDOT will supply trash bags, safety vests, and gloves which can be picked up at the RIDOT Lincoln Avenue facility at 360 Lincoln Avenue in Warwick
  • Groups also get temporary signage to set up alerting motorists to the presence of the cleanup group
  • After cleanup, put the bags the equipment and the signs away from the side of the road and call the nearest maintenance facility for pickup
  • For large items such as tires or mattresses, call the nearest maintenance facility
  • The maintenance facility that picks up the bags will let the cleanup coordinator know that the cleanup has taken place
• How Do I Start? Fill out the application form and contact the cleanup coordinator.
• Do I have to pay? There is no charge. It is a lot of work but gives your group great recognition not only from the signs but also in the RIDOT newsletter. Participants must sign a release form and send it to the cleanup coordinator.