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Adopt-A-Highway
The Details
What you need
The Adopt-A-Visibility Site Program is for people who want to assist in beautifying their community. Participants can include local interest groups such as:
- Garden clubs
- Chambers of commerce
- Scouting and youth groups
- Local businesses
Participants agree to provide - but are not necessarily limited to, the following services:
- Litter removal, setting up a schedule for routine patrolling of assigned areas
- Beautification/landscaping, installing of flowerbeds, shrubs, trees and other landscaping
- Mowing and trimming
- Vegetation management, clearing vegetation from walks, drains and curbing; weeding flowerbeds; thinning out wooded areas and clearing safety sightlines within highway layouts
Fees
Funding and materials for these projects are the responsibility of the participant.
How to apply
To apply online, please email adoptahighway@dot.state.ma.us.
Next steps
Review safety training
Watch the safety video on MassDOT's YouTube channel.
More info
We will provide:
- Safety training and guidelines, safety vests, hard hats and plastic litter bags for clean-up projects
- A sign recognizing the adopting group's contributions
- Names of participating groups to local media interested in covering Adopt-A-Visibility Site activities