eli5 What is “adopt a highway”?

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idk if this is just a midwestern thing, but there are so many signs i see titled “adopt a highway” what does that mean? how can you “adopt” a highway?

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Usually, they get “adopted” by a scout troop or church group or some other group that wants to do an annual volunteer event.

Some don’t keep it up, but it means they pledge to once a year come walk along their stretch of highway and pick up all the trash.

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