State to host open house on MD 210 interchange redesign in Prince George's County

Prince George’s County residents, commuters and businesses along MD 210 will get another chance to shape a redesign of the Palmer Road, Livingston Road and Old Fort Road area, a stretch of Indian Head Highway where traffic flow and safety have long been under scrutiny.

The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration said it will host a public open house from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 10, at Harmony Hall Regional Center, 10701 Livingston Road, in Fort Washington. The state is asking for feedback on a proposed design concept aimed at improving traffic operations and safety along MD 210 at Palmer Road/Livingston Road and Old Fort Road (North) near Oxon Hill.

The meeting will not include a formal presentation. Attendees can arrive any time during the two-hour window, review maps and displays, speak with highway representatives and leave comments on the latest concept before the design advances further. The state is holding the event with Prince George’s County, and accommodations will be available for people who need help participating, including language assistance and relay service support.

This is not the first time the public has been asked to weigh in. SHA held an open house on the same project June 4, 2024, at Friendly High School in Fort Washington. Comments from that meeting, along with an online survey, helped shape the version of the concept now being shown in 2026.

The interchange work sits inside a broader MD 210 corridor effort, not a stand-alone fix. SHA says the project is part of a coordinated series of improvements that includes the MD 210 Corridor Study, the MD 210 Pedestrian and Bicycle Connectivity Project and short-term safety changes at spot locations along the corridor. In 2024, the agency said the project also builds on recommendations from the 2022 MD 210 Pedestrian and Bicycle Study, which identified opportunities to improve walking and biking facilities between I-95/I-495, the Capital Beltway, and Old Fort Road.

Prince George’s planning documents have long treated MD 210 as a corridor with deep implications for land use, access and development. The 2014 Eastover/Forest Heights/Glassmanor Sector Plan called for transforming the road from an auto-dominated highway into a vibrant, transit-accessible, safe and walkable main street. SHA has also said it works with state and local elected officials, law enforcement, community leaders and Prince George’s County to reduce crashes in the corridor.

For Fort Washington and Oxon Hill, the open house is another checkpoint in a long-running debate over how MD 210 should function for daily commuting, neighborhood access and business traffic before the design hardens into a final plan.