ARDOT Launches ‘Adopt A Highway’ Program Website

The Arkansas Department of Transportation recently launched a new website for the Adopt-A-Highway program. The new website, now live on the ardot.gov main menu, is designed to make it easier for state residents to get involved in keeping Arkansas roadways and rights-of-way clean and beautiful.

[Above photo by ARDOT]

The agency said the new website allows the public to view current Adopt-A-Highway volunteer locations across the state, identify opportunities to participate, and submit requests to adopt specific highway segments for cleanup efforts.

[Editor’s note: Click here to learn how to use Arkansas DOT’s new Adopt-A-Highway website.]

“This new website reflects our commitment to making it as simple as possible for Arkansans to engage with the Adopt-A-Highway program,” noted Jared Wiley said, Arkansas DOT’s director, in a statement.

“The easier we make it for people to find opportunities and sign up, the more volunteers we can put along our highways,” he said. “Cleaner roadways enhance the natural beauty of our state. Every Arkansan who wants to contribute has a place in this effort.”

Across the country, state departments of transportation are engaged in a variety of efforts aimed at keeping highways free of litter and other debris.

For example, the Idaho Transportation Department is planning to launch its second annual “Operation Clean Sweep” in North Idaho on March 25; a two-day effort that seeks to clean up the US-95 corridor from Granite Hill to I-90. The agency said the 2025 event yielded 376 bags of trash, totaling over 13,000 pounds of litter and debris.

“It’s frustrating to have to pull our crews off their regular maintenance work to deal with trash dumped by people who just don’t care,” explained Nick Primmer, ITD foreman supervisor, in a statement. “Unfortunately, it’s become a routine part of spring. Once the snow melts, the amount of litter we uncover is pretty overwhelming.”

That frustration is exactly what inspired Operation Clean Sweep in 2025 and why ITD is bringing it back for a second year, the agency noted, as keeping highways clean isn’t just about appearances. Roadside litter poses real risks to wildlife, to the environment as a whole, and to the maintenance workers who have to manage it, ITD said. Every hour an agency work crew spends collecting trash is an hour not spent on safety improvements, pothole repairs, or the maintenance work that keeps North Idaho’s roads in good condition, ITD stressed.

“We thought it would be a great opportunity [with Operation Clean Seep] to let the public get involved, to work alongside the hardworking men and women of ITD and make a real, visible difference,” Primmer said. “It takes all of us.”