Traffic management plan move claims to respond to resident feedback
Victoria’s City of Greater Geelong imposes truck restrictions in Lara, directing heavy vehicles to arterial roads and away from the township.
The council says it implementes the measures after strong feedback from residents about the volume of heavy vehicles on local roads and the associated noise and amenity issues.
The truck restrictions prevent vehicles over 4.5 tonnes passing without a relevant permit, unless the driver is loading or unloading in the area and no alternative route is available.
These exceptions will allow:
- primary producers on roads such as Little River Ripley Road to access their properties
- trucks to access residential development sites
- trucks to deliver to supermarkets and other retailers.
Greater Geelong mayor Stephanie Asher says the truck bans are among 179 actions contained in the Lara Traffic Management Plan 2019-29.
“The 10-year-plan is an extensive catalogue of works to deliver long-lasting improvements to all road users around Lara and Little River,” Asher says.
Read about a recent ‘spill and run’ from a truck in Geelong, here
Windermere councillor Kylie Grzybek says the council listened and acted on residents’ concerns about the increased number of trucks using local roads and the impact it had on their quality of life.
“The measures will direct non-essential heavy vehicles to the major arterial network, ahead of further road upgrades and truck bans around the quarries in the area.
“Residents can be assured that initiatives are being rolled out, with the last of the short-term actions in the plan to be delivered in the coming months.”
Truck restrictions apply to the following roads:
- Little River Ripley Road. Segment, Sandy Creek Road – You Yangs Road
- Farrars Road. Segment, You Yangs Road – Branch Road
- Road: Branch Road. Segment, Forest Road North – Farrars Road
- Forest Road North. Segment, Windermere Road – Station Lake Road.