HEAVY VEHICLE NATIONAL LAW

Heavy Vehicle Stated Maps – Amendment Notice 2022 (No.1)

Purpose

The purpose of this Notice is to amend stated maps, routes, and areas for heavy vehicles at the request of road managers.

2. Authorising provision

1) This Notice is made under:

a) Section 174 of the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) as applied in each participating jurisdiction.

b) Section 18 of the Heavy Vehicle National (Mass, Dimension and Loading) National Regulation (HV(MDLR)NR).

3. Commencement date

The amendments take effect 28 days after publication of this Notice.

4. Title

This Notice may be cited as the Heavy Vehicle Stated Maps – Amendment Notice 2022 (No.1).

5. Application

This Notice applies to the amended networks routes or areas set out in Schedule 1.

6. Amendments

A network route or area stated in Column 2 of Schedule 1 to this Notice is amended as specified in Column 4 for the Road Manager’s reasons given in Column 5.

Dated: 28 April 2022

Jose Arredondo

Manager Network Access Policy

National Heavy Vehicle Regulator

Schedule 1: Table of amended networks, routes, or areas

Column 1 Authorising Provision	Column 2 Network, Route, or Area	Column 3 Road Manager	Column 4 Amendment	Column 5 Reason
s174 HVNL	New South Wales PBS Level 1 Network	Leppington	Remove the following road: Raby Road, Leppington (from Camden Valley Way to Camden Council Boundary)	Desktop assessments have indicated that the existing bridge on Raby Road (-34.000854, 150.793362) over the Sydney canal is in poor conditions and will require a detailed structural assessment. Until, the assessment is complete and appropriate upgrades are carried out, Council considers that giving access to restricted vehicles is likely to result in significant damage to road infrastructure, presenting an unacceptable risk to the public with regards to road safety.
s174 HVNL s18 HV(MDL)NR	South Australia 19m Network (HML) PBS Level 1 Network	Coffin Bay	Remove the following road: Esplanade, Coffin Bay (from Lear Street to Jubilee Drive)	The section of the road is not an industrial area. No requirement for heavy vehicles to travel beyond the industrial area.
s174 HVNL	New South Wales Up to 25/26m B-double Network (GML/CML)	Griffith	Remove the following roads: Railway Street, Griffith (from Tranter Place to Bonegilla Road) Bonegilla Road, Griffith (from Railway Street to Banna Avenue)	B-double vehicles turning left from Tranter Place into Railway Street significantly encroach onto the incorrect side of the roadway therefore posing a safety risk to road users. The use of Railway Street by B-doubles was due to the existence of an NSW Ambulance Station on Tranter Place which was in close proximity to an intersection. There was insufficient stacking on Tranter Place for B-double vehicles which would block the exit of ambulance vehicles on urgent duty from the station. NSW Ambulance have now relocated therefore the site no longer requires emergency access and B-doubles can return to Tranter Place.
s174 HVNL	South Australia 23m B-Double (GML) Network 26m B-Double (GML) Network	Loxton	Remove the following road: Dorsch Avenue, Loxton (from Bookpurnong to 13 Dorsch Avenue - entrance to PIRSA Research and Development Institute)	Road Manager advises that it pose significant risk to public safety arising from heavy vehicle use that is incompatible with road infrastructure or traffic conditions and the risk cannot be mitigated by applying conditions. The approach to Bookpurnong Road via Dorsch Avenue is on a reverse camber, approaching a hill with the intersection sight lines being restricted. Access is still maintained to residents and the research facility via Gratwick Road. Local operators do not utilise this segment due to these issues.
s174 HVNL	South Australia B-Double Commodity Networks	Conmurra/ Lochaber	Remove the following roads: Monfries Road, Conmurra (from Old Robe Road to Beggs Road) Lochaber South Road, Lochaber (from Tresant Rd to Lochaber Lane)	Lochaber South Road - Southeast Water Conservation Drainage Board – From the recent assessment done by the council, it is determined that the vehicle loading exceeds the load capacity and are too heavy for Lochaber South Road Drain E. Monfries Road, Conmurra is classed as a Rural Access Road within Naracoorte Lucindale Council. It is Unsealed, the length is 6.937km, approx. 3kms and is only 5m wide. According to the LG Heavy Vehicle Assessment Guidelines the minimum width of 6.1m is required for B doubles. Therefore, Monfries Road is not suitable for B-Doubles. These vehicles are also likely to pose significant risk to public safety arising from heavy vehicle use that is incompatible with the road infrastructure.

Column 1

Authorising Provision

Column 2

Network, Route, or Area

Column 3

Road Manager

Column 4

Amendment

Column 5

Reason

s174 HVNL

New South Wales

PBS Level 1 Network

Leppington

Remove the following road:

Raby Road, Leppington (from Camden Valley Way to Camden Council Boundary)

Desktop assessments have indicated that the existing bridge on Raby Road (-34.000854, 150.793362) over the Sydney canal is in poor conditions and will require a detailed structural assessment.

Until, the assessment is complete and appropriate upgrades are carried out, Council considers that giving access to restricted vehicles is likely to result in significant damage to road infrastructure, presenting an unacceptable risk to the public with regards to road safety.

s174 HVNL

s18 HV(MDL)NR

South Australia

19m Network (HML)

PBS Level 1 Network

Coffin Bay

Remove the following road:

Esplanade, Coffin Bay (from Lear Street to Jubilee Drive)

The section of the road is not an industrial area. No requirement for heavy vehicles to travel beyond the industrial area.

s174 HVNL

New South Wales

Up to 25/26m B-double Network (GML/CML)

Griffith

Remove the following roads:

Railway Street, Griffith (from Tranter Place to Bonegilla Road)

Bonegilla Road, Griffith (from Railway Street to Banna Avenue)

B-double vehicles turning left from Tranter Place into Railway Street significantly encroach onto the incorrect side of the roadway therefore posing a safety risk to road users.

The use of Railway Street by B-doubles was due to the existence of an NSW Ambulance Station on Tranter Place which was in close proximity to an intersection. There was insufficient stacking on Tranter Place for B-double vehicles which would block the exit of ambulance vehicles on urgent duty from the station.

NSW Ambulance have now relocated therefore the site no longer requires emergency access and B-doubles can return to Tranter Place.

s174 HVNL

South Australia

23m B-Double (GML) Network

26m B-Double (GML) Network

Loxton

Remove the following road:

Dorsch Avenue, Loxton (from Bookpurnong to 13 Dorsch Avenue - entrance to PIRSA Research and Development Institute)

Road Manager advises that it pose significant risk to public safety arising from heavy vehicle use that is incompatible with road infrastructure or traffic conditions and the risk cannot be mitigated by applying conditions.

The approach to Bookpurnong Road via Dorsch Avenue is on a reverse camber, approaching a hill with the intersection sight lines being restricted. Access is still maintained to residents and the research facility via Gratwick Road.

Local operators do not utilise this segment due to these issues.

s174 HVNL

South Australia

B-Double Commodity Networks

Conmurra/

Lochaber

Remove the following roads:

Monfries Road, Conmurra (from Old Robe Road to Beggs Road)

Lochaber South Road, Lochaber (from Tresant Rd to Lochaber Lane)

Lochaber South Road - Southeast Water Conservation Drainage Board – From the recent assessment done by the council, it is determined that the vehicle loading exceeds the load capacity and are too heavy for Lochaber South Road Drain E.

Monfries Road, Conmurra is classed as a Rural Access Road within Naracoorte Lucindale Council. It is Unsealed, the length is 6.937km, approx. 3kms and is only 5m wide. According to the LG Heavy Vehicle Assessment Guidelines the minimum width of 6.1m is required for B doubles.

Therefore, Monfries Road is not suitable for B-Doubles.

These vehicles are also likely to pose significant risk to public safety arising from heavy vehicle use that is incompatible with the road infrastructure.