Mansion Farm

Adopt-A-Highway Program

Mansion Farm Adopts Howell School and Woods Roads

In an effort to keep our community and the surrounding roads clean and beautiful, Mansion Farm has been approved by DelDOT to adopt both Woods Road and Howell School Road.

Signs will be posted on both roads, in both directions, announcing that Mansion Farm has adopted these roads.

Clean-up dates will be posted on the website and announced in the quarterly newsletter.

Please contact Joyce Davis @ 832-6521 for more information or if you would like to participate in the clean-up efforts.

Responsibilities

1. Groups are responsible for at minimum of three (3) clean-ups per year for each adopted road.

2. Litter pick-up is to be done on both sides of the road.

3. Groups must commit to be a part of the program for two (2) years.

4. DelDOT will pick up all trash, once notified that the clean-up is completed. DelDOT will also provide bags, safety vests, and gloves, upon request. Separating recyclable trash is optional.

Safety Do's and Dont's

DON'T pick up litter on the highway, close to the edge of the road or median.

DON'T pick up litter in construction or maintenance sites, in tunnels, or on bridges or overpasses. DelDOT will maintain these areas.

DON'T do anything that will distract passing drivers or other volunteers.

DON'T work during peak travel times.

DON'T participate in litter pickups while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

DON'T allow children under 12 years of age to participate.

DON'T pick up materials that appear to be hazardous.

DO stay on the right-of-way, facing traffic, with your group. Work on only one side of the road at a time.

DO work in small groups, keeping children with adults at all times.

DO carpool to the site and park off the road, as far from the pavement as possible.

DO wear bright-colored, protective clothing, gloves and hard-soled shoes. Put on your orange safety vest before leaving your vehicle.

DO work only during daylight hours and in fair weather.

DO avoid animals and/or noxious weeds.