It’s unsightly and it’s unsafe. Litter along the highways throughout the state has a negative impact on everyone, both residents and visitors to Kansas. Participating in the Kansas Department of Transportation’s (KDOT) Adopt-A-Highway program can have a positive impact on helping to keep the highways clean. With nearly 10,000 miles of highways in Kansas, new groups can always join. There are currently about 800 groups participating in the program. Some of the urban stretches of roadway are open to adopt, and numerous sections in the rural areas are available as well. Groups are asked to sign a two-year agreement with the program, and several groups have been with the program since it started in Kansas in 1990. Other groups that have previously participated in the program are now rejoining and getting involved in the program again. Groups clean their sections of roadway three times a year at their convenience. Most choose to schedule a clean-up time in the spring, summer and fall. A lot of groups combine the work with play – after they clean the roadway, they schedule an activity such as a picnic or a softball game. Adopt-A-Highway groups are gearing up for the annual Clean Up Kansas Campaign which will take place during the month of April. All Adopt-A-Highway groups are encouraged but not required to participate in the statewide event. Motorists are asked to use extra caution as people with bright orange vests will be working next to the highways. Any non-profit group that does not discriminate upon the basis of race, religion or sex can adopt a section of roadway. Youth groups with members at least 11 years old are also eligible. KDOT provides each group safety training, trash bags, orange vests and signs for their adopted stretch of highway. For more information, contact the KDOT office in your area. ### To adopt a section of highway, KDOT phone numbers listed below (Ask for the Adopt-A-Highway coordinator in the KDOT office located closest to you.) Northeast Kansas
Topeka, (785) 296-2291
Horton, (785) 486-2142
Osage City, (785) 528-3128
Wamego, (785) 456-2353
Kansas City Area -
Bonner Springs, (913) 721-2960
Olathe, (913) 764-0987
North Central Kansas
Salina, (785) 823-3754
Clay Center, (785) 632-3108
Mankato, (785) 378-3166
Marion, (620) 382-3717
Ellsworth, (785) 472-4447
Northwest Kansas
Norton, (785) 877-3315
Phillipsburg, (785) 543-2163
Atwood, (785) 626-3258
Hays, (785) 625-9718
Oakley, (785) 672-3113
Southeast Kansas
Chanute, (620) 431-1000
Iola, (620) 365-2161
Garnett, (785) 448-5446
Independence, (620) 331-3760
Pittsburg, (620) 231-7560
South Central Kansas
Hutchinson, (620) 663-3361
Pratt, (620) 672-7494
El Dorado, (316) 321-3370
Winfield, (620) 221-3370
Great Bend, (620) 793-5408
Wichita, (316) 744-1271
Southwest Kansas
Garden City, (620) 276-3241
Syracuse, (620) 384-7821
Ulysses, (620) 356-1531
Dodge City, (620) 227-6122
This information can be made available in alternative accessible formats upon request.
For information about obtaining an alternative format, contact the Bureau of Transportation Information,
700 SW Harrison St., 2nd Fl West, Topeka, KS 66603-3754 or phone 785-296-3585 (Voice)/Hearing Impaired – 711.
