LANSING, MI — Drivers should be on the lookout beginning Saturday as Adopt-A-Highway volunteers fan out across the state picking up litter. Participants in the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) program will clean highway roadsides from July 11 to 19 during the second of three scheduled pickups this year.
The popular Adopt-A-Highway program began in Michigan in 1990. As of last year, about 2,600 groups have adopted more than 6,000 miles of state highway through the program. An estimated 19,000 participants collected almost 40,000 bags of trash from roadsides during the three annual pickup periods in 2025.
Around the state, sections of highway are still available to adopt. Go to the Adopt-A-Highway website for more information and a map of available segments and details on how to volunteer.
The year’s final Adopt-A-Highway pickup is scheduled for the fall, from Sept. 19 to 27.
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