Be aware of fake MDOT texts demanding toll or traffic ticket payments. MDOT does not operate any toll roads. Contact the Michigan Attorney General for information on how to identify scams and file a complaint.
Adopt-A-Highway
Adopt-A-Highway
Adopt-A-Highway (AAH) is an MDOT program designed to help keep the state's highway roadsides clean and attractive. Participants adopt both sides of a section of state highway roadside to clean up for at least a two-year period. A minimum two-mile stretch of roadway is recommended. All types of state highways may be adopted, including two-lane roads, limited access highways, boulevards and business routes.
Since 1990, AAH local groups have collected over a million bags of trash. Currently 2,900 groups are participating in the program and have adopted over 6,000 miles of Michigan highways.
Media inquiries: Contact Dan Weingarten at 906-485-6322, ext. 136.
2026 Adopt-A-Highway pickups
Spring: Southern Lower Peninsula
April 11 - 19
Spring: Northern Lower and Upper Peninsulas
May 9 - 17
Includes:
- Lower Peninsula: Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Crawford, Emmet, Grand Traverse, Iosco, Kalkaska, Lake, Leelanau, Manistee, Mason, Missaukee, Ogemaw, Osceola, Oscoda, Otsego, Presque Isle, Roscommon and Wexford counties
- Upper Peninsula: All counties
Summer: Statewide
July 11 - 19
All counties
Fall: Statewide
September 19 - 27
All counties
Program information
Every year, civic-minded AAH volunteers collect more than 60,000 bags of trash from Michigan's roadsides. These volunteers are making a difference in their communities, as well as helping MDOT crews keep the roads clean and safe.
Safety information
Participants are required to conduct a safety meeting before each pickup and wear an MDOT-provided safety vest while working along the roadside.
Michigan Sponsor A Highway Program
The Michigan Sponsor A Highway Program lets businesses sponsor professional litter removal on designated state highways. Sponsors are recognized with FHWA-approved signs displaying their name and logo.
By participating, companies support cleaner highways and contribute to their communities, allowing MDOT to use litter removal funds for road improvements instead.
Interested in sponsoring?
Get started by contacting Adopt-A-Highway Maintenance Corporation at info@adoptahighway.com or 800-200-0003, or visiting www.michigan-sponsor-a-highway.com.