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
- 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
Considerations
- May be subject to community concerns at the time if removed due to any future widening
Reference
TfNSW Guide
TS 01595 Landscape Design Guidelines
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
| 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 |