pic: Team 48 Adopts a Highway

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[sanddrag]

That's awesome. Too bad there wasn't a highway 48 nearby. :) How does the adopt a highway program work anyway?

[Travis Hoffman]

That's awesome. Too bad there wasn't a highway 48 nearby. :) How does the adopt a highway program work anyway?
Well, we have a State Route 45 (too bad we're not in Kokomo, IN) and 46 in our area, but alas, no 48.

The Ohio Department of Transportation sponsors the program. Basically, we are obligated to clean up that stretch of road 1-4 times a year. In return, they put up that sign at both ends of our cleanup zone. Seems like a nice partnership.

I know PENNDOT has a similar program in Pennsylvania. You might want to check with your state DOT and see if they have an Adopt-a-Highway program. Maybe you can get them to start one? :)

[Astronouth7303]

MI has one.

[patrickrd]

That's awesome [edit: sweet]. The next time I'm in the area I'm definately going to stop by and get a picture. Not sure why, but it seems worth going out of the way for :) Are you allowed repaint the lines to make luxury double-width lanes?

[Alex Cormier]

Are you allowed repaint the lines to make luxury double-width lanes?
haha what a great episode... i believe NY has them

[Travis Hoffman]

That's awesome... The next time I'm in the area I'm definately going to stop by and get a picture. Not sure why, but it seems worth going out of the way for :) Are you allowed repaint the lines to make luxury double-width lanes?
Nope, just litter patrol. Although with the state's current budget crunch, I wouldn't be surprised if they put our team in charge of highway maintenance too! In the meantime, maybe we can "vandalize" RTE. 305 with our team logo in front of our team leader's house and blame it on him? LOL.

Warren's a long way from Ithaca. Do you visit this area often?

[Alex Cormier]

heres a link for the New York State DOT on adopting a highway
Adopt a Highway (http://www.dot.state.ny.us/progs/adopt/adopt.html) "Today, all 50 states have some type of a sponsor-a-highway or adopt-a-highway program in place because there is a very real human need for aesthetically pleasing roadsides in spite of the reality that highway beautification simply cannot compete on an even level with highway safety for ever-diminishing public funds."

[Travis Hoffman]

heres a link for the New York State DOT on adopting a highway
Adopt a Highway (http://www.dot.state.ny.us/progs/adopt/adopt.html)Ohio:
http://www.dot.state.oh.us/maintadmin/aah.htm

Arizona:
http://www.dot.state.az.us/news/school/adopt/adopt.htm

Virginia:
http://www.virginiadot.org/infoservice/prog-aah-default.asp

South Carolina:
http://www.dot.state.sc.us/community/adoptahiway.html

California:
http://adopt-a-highway.dot.ca.gov/

Arkansas:
http://www.ahtd.state.ar.us/PubAff/adopt_a_highway.htm

Michigan:
http://www.michigan.gov/mcsc/0%2C1607%2C7-137-6116_8210-20834--%2C00.html

Indiana:
http://www.ai.org/dot/programs/aah/index.html

Pennsylvania:
http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/enved/watershed/PAbeauty.htm

Florida:
http://www.dot.state.fl.us/publicinformationoffice/moreDOT/adopt.htm

New Jersey:
http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/community/adopt/litter.htm

Massachusetts:
http://www.mass.gov/mhd/clstate/aah.htm

New Hampshire:
http://www.nh.gov/dot/highwaymaintenance/sponsorahighway/index.htm

Connecticut:
http://www.ct.gov/dot/cwp/view.asp?a=1380&q=259944


OK, if you didn't find your link above, it's either because I hate your state or I was too lazy to search for it. :p. Apparently, every state has such a program. I think this is a great way to obtain easy advertising for your team and for FIRST and also provide a service to your community.

[Jeff Rodriguez]

Want to know if a route number is near your town?

http://www.us-highways.com/us1830.htm

[Goobergunch]

Want to know if a route number is near your town?

http://www.us-highways.com/us1830.htm

*wishes that there were four-digit highway numbers*

[Jay H 237]

Nope, just litter patrol. Although with the state's current budget crunch, I wouldn't be surprised if they put our team in charge of highway maintenance too!

If you do get in charge of highway maintenance maybe you could rig a mower deck to your robot and drive it up and down the shoulder mowing. :D Just think of the attention you will get and the satisfaction of knowing you're the only one who's ever tried mowing a lawn with a drill motor! :p

[nparikh]

Actually, according to the New Jersey site, only 49 states have this program. :)

[Travis Hoffman]

That's awesome. Too bad there wasn't a highway 48 nearby. :) After spending hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars traveling across the country in search of a 48 road sign, I finally found one in Brownsville, TX.....actually, Delphi sent me to Matamoros, Mexico last Monday on some business and Texas Route 48 just happened to be the road that went to the airport. Quite a coincidence considering the conversation in this thread!

[J Flex 188]

now if you could only adopt that highway as well ;)

i believe certain highways across Canada have the same set up as well, but not to the extent as in the US.

[Timothy D. Ginn]

now if you could only adopt that highway as well ;)

i believe certain highways across Canada have the same set up as well, but not to the extent as in the US.

I know for certain that up in the Orillia, ON area there's at least one highway like this. I imagine it's elsewhere too, but I haven't noticed them (I haven't really been looking either, though).

[westfalia]

I don't care what states have this program, or anything else. All i can say is... KUDOS to team 48! I classify, on my team, as the 'hippie' and thus I feel like i was beaten to yet another great idea that I should have pushed my team to do. Pennsylvania's got that program, and I used to be part of a boy scouts troop that adopted a highway. It wasn't so bad, cleaning up trash. Car exhaust= yum. But really, I think that EVERY little piece of community involvement (and community awareness) is absolutely key and awesome and groovy. AMEN!

Let's start getting Woody to promote this concept! (maybe...)