Volunteering

Through the Volunteer Services Program, volunteer groups or individuals have the opportunity to participate in ITD-approved activities that are not associated with the Adopt A Highway Program or Operation Wildflower. Some of the activates include one time litter pickup, wildflower planting and maintenance, landscape planting and maintenance, state highway right-of-way beautification, and yard/building maintenance.

Members or employees of civic or non-profit organizations and commercial or private enterprises.

The volunteer group contact person must submit an Program Application to the Volunteer Services Coordinator. For more information, see Volunteer Contacts at ITD.

Adopt-A-Highway volunteers can register online.

The volunteer groups will not be allowed to dispense organizational, political, or any other type of literature, with the exception of tourist information such as city, county, or state road maps, cafe and hotel accommodations.

Yes, participants are required to follow ITD Safety Tips, and the Traffic Control Plan and Guidelines for Litter Pickup.

Adopt A Highway emphasizes anti-litter education and utilizes volunteer groups to control litter on their adopted section of state highway right of way.

Volunteer groups are required to adopt a section for two years. If you are interested in volunteering for a shorter duration, please go to “Volunteer Contacts at ITD” to find the district contact for more information.

Yes, if the stretch of highway is available. If your desired section is unavailable an alternate section of state highway may be adopted.

Volunteer groups are required to adopt a section of roadway that is 2 miles long, when possible. Shorter sections may be adopted when conditions prohibit adopting 2 miles.

Litter should be picked up a minimum of two times a year, or more frequently as needed. Please complete the littler pickup statistical information section in the Adopt a Highway online portal.

ITD will provide trash bags, loaned safety vests, loaned traffic control signs and safety literature for the use of Volunteer Groups. Due to limited quantities of shared loaner vests and signs please reserve supplies online a minimum of five business days prior to your activity date. Supplies are not available Fridays in most locations due to a 40 hour M-Th work week at maintenance sheds. ITD will, to the extent possible, remove the filled trash bags from the roadside the second ITD working day after the group files the online litter pickup notification (litter pickup statistics).

Users can also request supplies online. You must log in or register as a new user.

Through the Operation Wildflower Program, Adopt-A-Highway volunteer groups have the opportunity to participate in ITD-approved wildflower planting on their adopted sections.

Only ITD furnished seed will be allowed for planting.

Wildflower seeds can be obtained from your district volunteer coordinator.

The Rest Area Activities Program allows nonprofit groups to dispense free refreshments to the motoring public for the purpose of providing a period of relaxation and improving highway safety.