Clearfield, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is seeking dedicated, civic-minded individuals to join in its effort to clean up litter along Pennsylvania’s highways through its Adopt a Highway (AAH) Program. Under the program, individual volunteers or civic organizations enter a two-year agreement to collect litter at least twice a year along stretches of state-owned roadway.
PennDOT provides access to safety training for volunteers along with gloves, safety vests, trash bags, and, if requested, highway warning signs for use during litter pick-ups. It also notifies Pennsylvania State Police of all scheduled events, collects bagged litter from the roadside following pick-up events, and posts roadway signage in recognition of the volunteer efforts.
Participants must be age eight or older, and there must be at least one adult age 18 or older for every eight minors (age 17 or younger). Minors must also have parental permission to participate.
Nearly 1,000 volunteers across PennDOT District 2, which encompasses Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, Juniata, McKean, Mifflin, and Potter counties, collected close to 2,200 bags of litter in calendar year 2024. A synopsis of where those efforts occurred appears below:
- Cameron: Eight total participants collected 23 bags across 3.2. adopted miles.
- Centre: 347 total participants collected 790 bags across 130.9 adopted miles.
- Clearfield: 81 total participants collected 246 bags across 34.7 adopted miles.
- Clinton: 80 total participants collected 142 bags across 17.1 adopted miles.
- Elk: 121 total participants collected 121 across 36 adopted miles.
- Juniata: 103 total participants collected 135 bags across 30.9 adopted miles.
- McKean: 115 total participants collected 248 bags across 22.8 miles.
- Mifflin: 46 total participants collected 76 bags across 12.7 adopted miles.
- Potter: 70 total participants collected 146 bags across 35.8 adopted miles.
If you are interested in participating in the AAH program, contact the PennDOT County Maintenance Organization for your county and ask to speak to the AAH Coordinator. Learn more about AAH and PennDOT’s other Roadside Beautification efforts online at Apply to Clean Up a Roadway in Your Community
