HEAVY VEHICLE NATIONAL LAW

Heavy Vehicle Stated Maps – Network Suspension and Amendment Notice 2024 (No.9)

 

  1.        Purpose

 

The purpose of this notice is to amend stated networks for vehicles on the Regulator’s initiative.   

 

  1.        Commencement date

 

  1.       Suspension or amendment of the routes in Schedule 1 under section 4(1)(a) below commences immediately upon publication of this notice; and

 

  1.       Cancellation or amendment of the routes in Schedule 1 under section 4(1)(b) below commences 28 days after publication of this notice.

 

  1.        Title

 

This notice may be cited as the Heavy Vehicle Stated Maps – Suspension and Amendment Notice 2024 (No.9).

 

  1.        Authorising provision

 

  1.       This notice is made under:

 

  1.       Section 175, immediately suspending or amending the routes listed in Schedule 1 of this notice to prevent or minimise serious harm to public safety or significant damage to road infrastructure; and
  2.       Section 173, cancelling or amending the routes listed in Schedule 1 of this notice on the Regulator’s initiative.

 

  1.        Application

 

This notice applies in all participating jurisdictions. 

 

  1.        Amendments

 

The specified networks in Column 2 of Schedule 1 to this notice are amended as specified in Column 4 for the Road Manager’s reasons shown in Column 5.

 

  1.        Public notice of amendment

 

Any person affected by the purpose of the action they make written representation to the Regulator within 14 days of the publication of the notice about why the amendment should not be made.

 

Dated: 21/11/2024

Jose Arredondo

Manager Network Access Policy

National Heavy Vehicle Regulator

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule 1 Table of Amended Routes

Column 1

Authorising Provision

Column 2

Network

Column 3

Locality

Column 4

Changes to Route

Column 5

Road manager Reasons for Change

s174 and s175 HVNL

Queensland – HML route (Higher Mass Limits Network)

Transport Main Roads

Restricted Access update to the following route:

-          Remove HML access to Surat Bridge, Carnarvon Hwy, Surat

Reason:

Surat bridge is currently classified as an Operational bridge for GML routes only and therefore HML access is a risk to public safety and infrastructure. 

 

s174 and s175 HVNL

South Australia – B Double and Road Train Commodity Routes

 

District Council of Tumby Bay

Remove access to the following roads:

Pub Corner Road from commodity route network map.

(Pub Corner Road between Cockaleechie Hall Road and Cockleechie Road remains a permitted route)

Reason:

Route requires further assessment due to a floodway crossing with restricted width and poor horizontal and vertical geometry.

s174 and s175 HVNL

Victoria – Victorias Gazetted B Double Network

Ararat Rural Council

Restricted Access update to the following route:

McCrow’s Rd, Bridge over Fiery Creek.  Load Limit of 15t

Reason:

An independent Level 3 inspection of this bridge has recommended a load limit of 15 tonnes be enforced on this bridge immediately. This is to prevent further deterioration of damaged sub-structure elements and associated risks to road users.