WHAT DOES THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DO?
NYSDOT must first determine that the section of highway to be adopted is suitable for adoption. Once that has been determined and the adoption agreement has been signed, NYSDOT will notify local media that the adopters have been awarded custody of a state highway. Before the first litter pick-up, DOT will conduct the requisite safety briefings; outfit the adopters with the appropriate orange safety gear; provide trash bags for roadside clean-up; pick up at a central location the litter the adopters have collected; and, properly disposes of the trash that was collected. The Department will also erect a blue-and-white Adopt-A-Highway sign within the adopted highway to acknowledge the adopters.
