Provide an effective gateway treatment where the speed zone changes at an arrival to town or village, including enhanced signage, lane narrowing and a coloured threshold.
Benefits
- Improves road safety by encouraging appropriate speeds
- Signifies a transition from a rural to urban environment
- Can contribute to a sense of arrival when entering a town
Considerations
- Lane narrowing serves as a visual clue to drivers, prompting them to reduce their speed. It involves a reduction in lane width and diagonal pavement markings in the centre and along the shoulder
- The shoulder area can also be used by cyclists
Reference
TfNSW Standard
TS 00020 Town Entry Gateway Treatment
Example
Bredbo is one of a series towns on the Monaro Highway to have a Town Entry Gateway treatment installed, as part of safety improvements on highways in the Snowy Mountains region.
Details
Location:
Monaro Highway, Bredbo on the northern and southern approaches to town
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 |