Our maintenance teams usually have a heavy slate of tasks to complete along the roadway through the entire year, to ensure the roadways stay safe and operational. In winter, one of the highest priorities is treating and plowing roadways -- which can sometimes take long hours and multiple shifts. When they aren't doing that, they address other roadway issues (including debris pickup) on a priority basis -- those tasks which help ensure a safe and operational roadway are the ones which are typically scheduled first. Additionally, in winter, the teams that volunteer for Adopt-A-Highway and Sponsor-a-Highway don't typically go out -- weather tends to put a damper on those efforts. If you see areas with high concentrations of trash, please feel free to let our customer service team know, and they can share it with our maintenance team. Andrew Gates, MoDOT Communications
Thanks for your suggestion. We have passed it along to the team overseeing that project. Andrew Gates, MoDOT Communications
Thank you for sharing the observation. I have reached out to our team for the Jefferson County area to see if I can get more information on the situation. If I hear anything back, I'll share it with you. Andrew Gates, MoDOT Communications
Our maintenance teams usually have a heavy slate of tasks to complete along the roadway through the entire year, to ensure the roadways stay safe and operational. In winter, one of the highest priorities is treating and plowing roadways -- which can sometimes take long hours and multiple shifts. When they aren't doing that, they address other roadway issues (including debris pickup) on a priority basis -- those tasks which help ensure a safe and operational roadway are the ones which are typically scheduled first. Additionally, in winter, the teams that volunteer for Adopt-A-Highway and Sponsor-a-Highway don't typically go out -- weather tends to put a damper on those efforts. If you see areas with high concentrations of trash, please feel free to let our customer service team know, and they can share it with our maintenance team. Andrew Gates, MoDOT Communications