WisDOT and county highway maintenance employees understand the distress and shock people experience when a loved-one is killed in a traffic crash.
We also recognize the need many people have to grieve by placing a memorial within a highway right of way near the crash site.
Memorial guidelines
WisDOT produced a brochure that offers guidelines for placing a memorial on a highway right of way.
Adopt-A-Highway in Memory of a Loved One
Adopting a highway can be a meaningful way to honor the memory of a loved one and give back to the community. Adopt-A-Highway signage states the highway has been adopted in memory of the friend or family member.
Adopt-A-Highway volunteers clean up two-mile highway segments three times a year. Visit the
Adopt-A-Highway page to learn more and begin the process.
More information
Highway Maintenance Manual(HMM)
07-25-30, Memorials
Contact
Christa Schaefer, PLA, ASLA, LEED AP BD+C
State Transportation Landscape Architect
Division of Transportation System Development
4822 Madison Yards Way, 5th floor South tower
Madison, WI 53705
(608) 266-3943
christa.schaefer@dot.wi.gov