Broadwater Democrats Hold Highway Litter Cleanup Event
Author: mt43news staff reporter
MT43 News Staff
Several of the Broadwater Democrats group picked up highway garbage on a sunny Saturday, November 8. The group, chaired by Gayle Clifford of Three Forks, gathered sacks, boxes, and pieces of wood from the river bridge to the Townsend city limits.
“It was a good day for a community service project,” Clifford said, “It’s about caring for and giving back to our community in a visual way.”
The group is one of many Broadwater County organizations that gather highway litter, including Townsend Rotary and Graymont Western Lime Plant.
The group has applied for an Adopt-A-Highway section of Highway 287. The program, administered by the Montana Department of Transportation, allows groups to clean designated areas of Montana’s highways. MDOT provides day-glow vests and plastic sacks for groups to use. Caution signs are also provided to advise drivers of passing cars that workers are active in the area.
To apply for an Adopt A Highway designation, a group can call the Bozeman MDOT office at (406) 556-4700.
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Image 1 Caption: Teresa Patterson, Dawn Langlinais and Gayle Clifford load bags of garbage near Indian Campground after a morning picking up highway litter.
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