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COMMUNITY RESOURCES / SERVICES<br />
ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY<br />
Participating is easy!<br />
If you are interested in helping to keep the environment clean<br />
and free of litter in your community, the Department of Public<br />
Works’ Adopt-A-Highway Program provides individuals, families,<br />
businesses, organizations, and public agencies with a unique<br />
opportunity to gain recognition while beautifying the Antelope<br />
Valley.<br />
Interested parties can adopt a two-mile section of a roadway in<br />
the unincorporated <strong>County</strong> area of the Antelope Valley for a<br />
period of two years and pick up litter a minimum of four times<br />
a year. In return, <strong>Los</strong> <strong>Angeles</strong> <strong>County</strong> Department of Public<br />
Works will install two recognition signs at the beginning of your<br />
adopted stretch of highway in each direction and also provide<br />
you with trash bags and safety equipment.<br />
To find out more about this program or to discuss a potential<br />
location for adoption, please visit www.dpw.lacounty.gov/<br />
rmd/adoptahwy or call (661) 947-7173.<br />
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traffic and lighting<br />
PARKWAY TREE MAINTENANCE<br />
It is important for the environment and community<br />
to have healthy and well-maintained parkway<br />
trees. The Department of Public Works is the<br />
local agency responsible for trimming and<br />
maintaining approximately 23,000 parkway<br />
trees that are within the public road rights-ofway<br />
in the unincorporated Antelope Valley.<br />
In order to promote growth and ensure a tree’s<br />
long term health, fast growing trees are<br />
trimmed every two years and slow growing<br />
trees every five years.<br />
If you have any questions regarding parkway<br />
tree maintenance or if you would like to<br />
request planting of new parkway trees, call<br />
(661) 947-7173. For emergencies related to<br />
parkway trees, call the 24/7 dispatch at<br />
(800) 675-4357 (HELP).<br />
The Traffic and Lighting Division of Public Works provides investigations of traffic control<br />
measures to enhance traffic safety and operation. For any traffic control measure requests<br />
such as installation of traffic signals, signs, speed limits, curbs, or parkway restrictions, call<br />
(800) 675-4357 (675-HELP) or make your request online at www.dpw.lacounty.gov by<br />
clicking on the “Contact Public Works” link then “Ask a Question.”<br />
Street Lighting – To report a street light malfunction or other maintenance issue, please<br />
call Southern California Edison at (800) 611-1911. To request additional street lights in<br />
your area, please contact the Public Works Street Lighting Section at (626) 300-4726.