Where a wide median exists for the purpose of adding lanes, safely incorporate tree planting for the duration of the interim period unless it is known to be less than ten years.
Benefits and considerations
- Contributes to the provision of green infrastructure
- Lowers the perceived width of the carriageways by breaking up an otherwise flat surface with a vertical element
- Contributes to a self explaining environment
- May be subject to community concerns at the time if removed due to any future widening
Example
Campbelltown Road at Bardia adds tree planting to medians in the expectation that they will provide value until any widening happens in the future. In this location trees are set behind wire rope barrier. It is unlikely that any widening will happen in the short term, allowing the trees to contribute to the provision of canopy and break up the apparent width of the corridor.
Details
Location:
Campbelltown Road, Bardia between MacDonald Road and Borneo Street
Agency responsible:
TfNSW
Application
| Main roads | Main streets | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Motorway |  | Transit boulevard |  |
| Principal arterial | | High-activity high street | |
| Rural highway | | High-activity mall | |
| Rural link | | Transit street | |
| Connector avenue | | ||
| Transit way | | ||
| Local streets | Civic space | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Connector street | | Destination high street | |
| Neighbourhood street | | Mall | |
| Yield street | | Civic lane | |
| Residential way | | Service lane | |
| Residential lane | | ||
| Street park | | ||
| Enterprise street | | ||
Legend
| Appropriate treatment |
 | Use with caution |
 | Inappropriate treatment |
| Not applicable |