Department
of Highways, District 12
109 Loraine Street
Pikeville, KY 41501
Ph. (606) 433-7791 Fax (606)433-7765
Call Toll Free: 1-877-433-7791
District Coordinator: Tarnell Patton
District Co-Coordinator: Ruby Bowling
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of District Twelve have adopted 13.4miles
of state maintained highway. Each county maintenance
barn has adopted from 1-3 miles in their own specific
county. District Twelve has been active and physically
supportive of the AAH program since 1991. Participation
in District Twelve has grown to 52 groups with a total
of 91.062 miles being adopted. |
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What
is Adopt-A-Highway?
The
Adopt-A-Highway Program began on March 9, 1985, in Tyler,
Texas, and has grown into an international organization.
Thousands upon thousands of groups have joined the program
to promote a clean environment in 48 different states, seven
Canadian provinces, and in Puerto Rico and New Zealand.
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet began the Adopt-A-Highway
Program in 1988 to raise environmental awareness and discourage
littering. Today, more than 1,600 groups participate in
Kentucky's program, cleaning approximately 6,600 miles annually.
Over
the past 12 years, Adopt-A-Highway has become a successful
educational tool. Participating groups demonstrate the importance
of a clean environment by spreading the word and setting
the example that littering is unacceptable behavior.
The
program increases public environmental awareness, reduces
littering, expands tourism, creates a partnership between
citizens, community and government, and establishes a sense
of pride in our Bluegrass State. The Transportation Cabinet
salutes each and every participant, and thanks them for
their tireless efforts to educate others.
Each
year, the Transportation Cabinet’s highway workers
spend approximately 200,000 hours removing litter from Kentucky’s
roadways, collecting over 96,000 bags of litter. The total
yearly cost of litter removal averages $4-5 million.
Get
Involved!
How can you contribute to your community and make a difference,
send a message and educate others, and have fun with friends
all at the same time? Join Kentucky’s Adopt-A-Highway
Program! By taking personal responsibility for one of your
area roadways, you will be setting an example for your community
... The environment is everyone’s responsibility. Adopt-A-Highway
provides the opportunity to be a part of the solution. As
a volunteer, you will save thousands in tax payer dollars
and demonstrate to others the importance of a clean environment.
Any permanently established business, association, community
or public organization, or government entity can adopt a
stretch of highway. A wide range of groups throughout Kentucky
now participate, including homemaker clubs, Boy Scout and
Girl Scout troops, high school organizations, Rotary clubs,
veterans, college fraternities and sororities, sports teams
and Kiwanis clubs. (Sorry, those entities established for
the sole purpose of pursuing legislative or regulatory changes
are not eligible.)
Two-mile
sections of highway are adopted for a period of two years.
Groups sign a contract with the Transportation Cabinet,
which recognizes the need and desirability of a clean environment,
and permits the group to contribute toward that effort.
Volunteer groups may renew the contract at the end of the
two years.
Adopt-A-Highway
Coordinators can explain the fundamentals of the program
to your group, work with group members in locating an available
highway, and notify you of news and upcoming events.
Litter
pickups are held at least four times per year or as many
times as necessary to keep the area reasonably litter free.
The Cabinet coordinates three annual clean-up efforts throughout
the year. Groups are encouraged to complete and return an
Adopt-A-Highway survey after each cleanup.
Sounds
great! How do I join?
Groups
interested in becoming members of the Adopt-A-Highway Program
can contact one of the District Coordinator's listed at
the address shown above. Safety guidelines are provided
to volunteers and should be reviewed prior to each cleanup.
Your
Adopt-A-Highway coordinator will help you get in touch with
your county's Maintenance Crew Superintendent to arrange
warning sign placement on the date of your pickup. Trash
bags, safety vests and pick-up wands can be obtained at
each State Maintenance Facility, and litter removal is provided
by the state highway crews.
To
find the location of the State Maintenance Facility and
obtain the name, telephone number and email address for
the Maintenance Crew Superintendent for your county, please
select from the counties listed.