At lunchtime on Friday, May 23, a group of nearly 20 Orange County staff met at Booster Park to clean up portions of Route 20, Bloomsbury Road, and Porter Road. This cleanup was conducted as part of the Virginia Department of Transportation’s (VDOT) Adopt-A-Highway program. Through the coordination of the Orange County Litter Control Committee, Orange County employees have adopted the stretch of Route 20 that begins at the intersection with Bloomsbury Road (where the digital sign is located) and continues to the intersection with Porter Road. Additionally, they have adopted Porter Road from that same intersection until the entrance to the Orange County Landfill. You Can Help Keep Orange County Clean, ‘Litter’ally By: Orange County Communications Department
During the approximately two-hour-long cleanup, participating staff collected, and disposed of, 22 bags of litter, with some of the most-collected items including cigarette butts, nails, broken glass, and plastic bottles. Members of the Orange County team included representatives from the Sheriff’s Office, Office on Youth, Public Works, Landfill, Parks & Recreation, and Communications departments. To help maintain clean roadsides, this event is planned to be repeated in the fall.
The Orange County Litter Control Committee encourages community-minded individuals, families, businesses, and groups to consider participation in the VDOT Adopt-A-Highway program. Of the approximately 820 miles of road in Orange County, only a fraction is adopted. To help interested folks find an available road, VDOT hosts a convenient interactive map. Once a section of road is selected, the prospective adopter completes the Adopt-A-Highway application and submits it to their local Coordinator for consideration and processing.
Participation in the program is free. VDOT provides safety equipment and supplies and will collect the bags from the side of the road following a cleanup, if needed. Highway Adopters commit to cleaning their stretch of highway at least two times per year, for an adoption period of three years. Highway Adopters must report their pickups to VDOT. 1 Separate from the VDOT Adopt-A- Highway program, but with the same goal of reducing litter, the
Sources : 1. https://www.vdot.virginia.gov/about/programs/aah/
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