On main roads where place values are also high, weigh up the need for a shoulder against the benefit of reduced land take and reduced crossing distances.
Benefits
- Increases relative amount of space allocated to users higher in the Road User Space Allocation order of consideration
- Reduces effective width of corridor, creating a more self-explaining environment
Considerations
- Would delay motor vehicles on occasions when shoulder wasn't available for use by vehicles broken down
Reference
Austroads Guide
Guide to Road Design Part 3: Geometric Design, Section 4.3
Further information
The Road User Space Allocation Policy contains the order of consideration which should be followed when allocating physical and temporal road user space safely and equitably.
Example
Instead of a shoulder, Campbelltown Road at Bardia has a wide kerbside lane. This means an auxiliary turning lane isn’t required, and it is easier for people to cross the road.
Details
Location:
Campbelltown Road, Bardia between MacDonald Road and Borneo Road
Agency responsible:
TfNSW
Application
| Local streets | Main streets | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential lane |  | Destination high street | |
| Residential way | | Transit street | |
| Yield street | | Connector avenue | |
| Neighbourhood street | | Arterial high street | |
| Connector street | | Transit arterial |  |
| Urban centre street | | ||
| Enterprise street | | ||
| Main roads | Civic spaces | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Transit only corridor | | Civic high street | |
| Rural link | | Transit mall | |
| Rural highway | | Civic lane | |
| Secondary arterial | | Service lane | |
| Principal arterial | | ||
| Motorway | | ||
Legend
| Appropriate treatment |
 | Use with caution |
 | Inappropriate treatment |
| Not applicable |