The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has delivered a temporary variation for heavy vehicles in Melbourne’s inner west as part of the impending opening of the West Gate Tunnel.
As part of the project, the Department of Transport and Planning (DTP) Victoria will introduce no-truck zones and a night/weekend curfew on certain roads in Melbourne’s inner west.
The temporary variation letter must be carried alongside a current permit and produced to an authorised officer upon request.
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Upon the tunnel’s opening, the variation letter provides access to the West Gate Tunnel for all heavy vehicles except for vehicles carrying dangerous goods and over-height vehicles (4.6m high).
It also provides access to the new Hyde Street ramps for all heavy vehicles carrying dangerous goods and over-height vehicles, and also to no-truck zones for heavy vehicles that meet an exempted reason for travel.
To use the alternate route, the NHVR says a driver must hold an approved current permit that includes the roads in the route summary identified as no-truck zones, comply with all conditions stated on the current permit and scope the route prior to travel to ensure the combination can travel safely.
The temporary variation letter is only valid for the duration of your current permit until renewal, when the route will be amended if required.
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