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Guidelines for Assessing Heavy Vehicle Access to Local Roads
  • Publication no: AP-R333-09
  • ISBN: 978-1-921551-15-4
  • Published: 27 January 2009
Freight vehicles are becoming more productive in order to meet these demands. All of these changes have impacts on the amount of travel and the loads carried by trucks on roads. This in turn leads to a range of environmental, safety, cost and amenity outcomes. Depending on local circumstances these outcomes can be positive or negative.These guidelines were developed by consultants reporting to the Austroads Freight Program and a state agency reference group. Extensive consultation was undertaken with local government, state agencies and the freight industry across Australasia to identify the strengths and weaknesses of current practices, and user expectations of the Guidelines.
  • AP-R333-09 Guidelines for Assessing Heavy Vehicle Access to Local Roads: Draft for Consultation
  • CONTENTS
  • 1. INTRODUCTION
    • 1.1. Background and Purpose
    • 1.2. Approach
    • 1.3. Scope of these Guidelines
    • 1.4. How these Guidelines will Assist the Reader in Making Decisions
  • 2. ORGANISATION OF THE GUIDELINES
  • 3. PART A. CONTEXT.
    • 3.1. Overview
  • 4. PART B. PRINCIPLES FOR FREIGHT ACCESS PLANNING
    • 4.1. Principles for Access to Local Roads
    • 4.2. Strategic thinking
    • 4.3. Freight network plans
    • 4.4. Planning transport and land use together
  • 5. APPLICATION ASSESSMENT PROCESS
    • 5.1. Step 1. Understand the standards and processes relevant to your Council
    • 5.2. Step 2. Identify the application inputs and process
    • 5.3. Step 3. Apply a transparent assessment process
    • 5.4. Step 4. Decide on the application and access conditions
    • 5.5. Step 5. Implement and monitor
  • APPENDIX A: BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • APPENDIX B: FINDINGS FROM CONSULTATION
  • APPENDIX C: GLOSSARY OF TERMS
  • APPENDIX D: APPLICANT’S INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS
  • APPENDIX E: CONDITIONS OF ACCESS
  • APPENDIX F: RAV VEHICLE DESCRIPTIONS
  • PART E AUSTROADS RAV ACCESS ASSESSMENT TEMPLATE
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