Public Meeting
A public meeting will be held on Thursday, October 15 2026, between 5:00 PM and 7:00 PM to discuss updates on the project design. The public meeting will be held at The Hawthorn Center, 6175 Sunny Spring, Columbia, MD 21044. It will be held in an open house format, with no formal presentation. County staff and project consultants will be present to answer questions and discuss the projects.
Click here to view a flyer for the meeting.
After the meeting, all presented materials will be available to view on this webpage and the project webpages. Additionally, a public feedback survey will be available on this webpage until Friday, October 30, 2026.
If you have further questions, require reasonable accommodations to participate in this event, or need the contents of this webpage in an alternate format, please contact: transportation@howardcountymd.gov or 410-313-4312 (Voice/Relay) at least five (5) business days before the event.
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Overview
The Office of Transportation is conducting a project to provide pedestrian and bicycle connections along Hickory Ridge Road between Martin Road and Broken Land Parkway. A study called the Hickory Ridge Bike Corridor was completed in 2020 to investigate multimodal connection opportunities between the Village of River Hill, Village of Hickory Ridge, and Downtown Columbia. This project is derived from some of the proposed improvements established in the 2020 corridor plan.
Project Details
The project is currently in the design phase. Current project designs include the following improvements:
- Improved shared use path connections between Martin Road and Broken Land Parkway and between the existing Columbia Association pathway and Broken Land Parkway.
- Pedestrian crossings of the west and south legs of Hickory Ridge Road at the Broken Land Parkway intersection, including pedestrian signalization.
- Pedestrian crossings for the north, south and west legs of the Martin Road/Hickory Ridge Road intersection including pedestrian signalization.
- Speed mitigation measures for the existing free-flow movement from Hickory Ridge Road eastbound to Broken Land Parkway southbound.