County Road Sections

• Each qualified group takes responsibility for litter control along county roadways. Sections are approximately two miles in length.
• The group will notify the program coordinator of scheduled pick-up dates and organize cleanup efforts to take place on the approved section at least three times per year between April 1 and November 1.
• The Adopt-A-Highway program emphasizes safety. It is important to be very careful when working on roadsides. All members must watch the WisDOT safety video before participating in a cleanup. All members are expected to review safety materials on the WisDOT page prior to cleanup activities.
• Groups do not work in areas like medians, bridges, or steep slopes. These areas are generally more dangerous.
• Work is permitted on the approved section until the group notifies the department of their intent to abandon their section.

Any group organized for some special purpose or task can be a sponsor.

• The department furnishes safety vests, portable "people working" signs, WisDOT's safety training video, trash bags, trash bag pickup and disposal, and two acknowledgement signs marking your section of county roadway.
• The department will install one sign at each end of your approved section announcing your group's litter control sponsorship.
• Names must fit within a maximum of three lines and follow program naming guidelines. You will find specific information on the application form.
• Chippewa County reserves the right to work with the sponsors in revising group names or acronyms that may be offensive to the public.
• No fees will be charged to groups accepted into the Adopt-A-Highway program.