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Adopt Me AVAILABLE FOR
Roads of all sizes, ages, and ADOPTION
personalities available for
adoption Terrain: Lots of curves and
speed limit changes.
Businesses, organizations, service clubs, and Traffic: Heavy before and
individuals agree to periodically pick up litter when after school.
they Adopt-A-Road. Don’t see your perfect match? Personality: Great for a walk
Look no further than a road near your home or through the woods.
business. The best way to view our large selection
of adoptable roads is to get out there on the Cool Quirk: Hundreds of
road. See for yourself what’s going on in your children cross me every week
neighborhood or community. to go to Sunnyslope Elementary
School.
Adoption includes: Sunnyslope Road
• Pre-adoption safety training
• Safety equipment
• Litter bags Terrain: Straight shot with several
• Free disposal inclines.
• Post-adoption logistical support Traffic: Busy during morning and
afternoon commutes.
Adopter benefits:
• Exercise Personality: Tall trees and broad
shoulders makes for a pleasant
• Community pride stroll.
• Neighborhood fun Cool Quirk: Every summer lots
• Roadside recognition sign of cars travel me to get to the
trails at Wicks Lake Park.
The right road considerations:
• Speed and volume of traffic Lake Helena Road
• Width of road shoulder
• Location of guard rail
• Location of steep slope
Terrain: Mostly flat with one
hill.
How to Adopt-A-Road:
• Complete the on-line adoption application form Traffic: Continuously travelled
at bit.ly/adoptrd. all day long.
• Schedule and complete orientation. Personality: Sunny open
streets with lots of neighbors
to wave to.
Going Big?
The Washington State Department of Cool Quirk: Thousands of cars
Transportation also has an Adopt-a-Highway travel down me every year to
roadside clean-up program at www.wsdot.wa.gov/ get to Illahee Preserve, a Kitsap
operations/adoptahwy/. Perry Avenue County Heritage Park.
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