Montoursville, PA – In an effort to improve our environment and clean up our local roadways as the weather begins to warm up, motorists may see volunteers participating in the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s Adopt A Highway (AAH) program picking up litter along highways across District 3’s nine county region.

District 3, which serves Bradford, Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, Sullivan, Tioga and Union counties, has 307 groups who volunteer to pick up litter on nearly 853 miles of state-owned roadways.

• Columbia County has 42 AAH groups who have adopted over 112 miles of highway. • Montour County as 9 AAH groups who have adopted over 23 miles of highway. • Lycoming County has 47 AAH groups who have adopted over 117 miles of highway. • Sullivan County has 5 AAH groups who have adopted 41 miles of highway. • Northumberland County has 37 AAH groups who have adopted 165 miles of highway. • Snyder County has 20 AAH groups who have adopted over 43 miles of highway. • Union County has 26 AAH groups who have adopted over 67 miles of highway. • Tioga County has 64 AAH groups who have adopted over 138 miles of highway. • Bradford County has 57 AAH groups who have adopted over 147 miles of highway.

There will be no impacts to traffic during litter cleanup activities. Motorists are reminded to slow down, drive with caution, be alert for stopped or slow-moving vehicle, and watch for workers near the roadway, along interchanges and entrance/exit ramps.

Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.

Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Tioga, Bradford, Lycoming, Sullivan, Union, Snyder, Northumberland, Montour and Columbia counties at www.penndot.gov/District3.

Information about infrastructure in District 3 including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.gov/D3Results. Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.

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MEDIA CONTACT: Maggie Baker, 570-368-4202 or magbaker@pa.gov. 

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