Median Beautification Program Introduced In Prince George's County

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — A new median beautification program spearheaded by the Prince George’s County Department of Public Works & Transportation has been unveiled by officials.

“We are excited to roll out this new program that will beautify neighborhoods and help us continue moving forward on our beautification efforts,” said Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks. “We must continue working together as a community to keep our county clean and beautiful. Litter doesn’t grow like grass and every single one of us has a responsibility to pick up after ourselves and to remind people close to us that they should do the same thing. The less we spend collecting litter, the more we can spend expanding programs that beautify medians, plant trees and so much more in the future.”

The median beautification program is designed to revitalize medians throughout the county by planting trees, shrubs, flowers and ornamental grasses, helping beautify nearby communities. The Woodlawn neighborhood is one of 10 areas in the county that has benefitted from the new program. An additional eight medians across the county are also in the pipeline for this program.

Current medians that are already complete include:

• Beltsville: Old Gunpowder Rd. & Ammendale Rd.
• Langley Park: Merrimac Dr. & New Hampshire Ave./12th Ave.
• College Park: Adelphi Rd. near Metzerott Rd.
• Woodlawn: Greenvale Pkwy. & 70th Pl.
• Bowie: Mitchellville Rd. at Elder Oaks Blvd.
• Bowie: Mount Oak Rd. at Church Rd.
• Landover: Garrett Morgan Blvd. & Morgan Blvd. Metro
• Landover: Garrett Morgan Blvd. & Riggs Way
• Largo: Campus Way S. and Prince Pl.
• Eagle Harbor: Banneker Blvd. & Trueman Point Rd.

“The county’s beautification program not only allows us to partner with the Department of the Environment and community residents, but it also instills or creates a greater sense of civic pride for their neighborhood,” said director Michael Johnson, Department of Public Works and Transportation.