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Bridge Assessment for High Productivity Freight Vehicle Access: Guidelines on Processes and Procedures
- Publication no: AP-R532-16
- ISBN: 978-1-925451-44-3
- Published: 11 November 2016
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This report sets out a process for assessing road bridge capacity for High Productivity Freight Vehicle access to the road network.
The report does not provide detail on the engineering / technical aspects of bridge assessment, rather it considers the range of methods currently in use or in development across jurisdictions and describes a national process for transparent, consistent and timely bridge assessment.
- Summary
- 1. Introduction
- 1.1. Purpose
- 1.2. Scope
- 1.3. Glossary of Defined Terms
- 2. Background
- 2.1. The NHVR Process
- 2.2. Bridge Assessments
- 2.2.1. NHVR Bridge Assessment Tiers
- 2.2.2. Expanded Descriptions of The Bridge Assessment Tiers
- 2.3. Mandated Timeframes
- 3. Stakeholder Consultation
- 3.1. Stakeholders
- 3.1.1. Industry
- 3.1.2. National Heavy Vehicle Regulator
- 3.1.3. Road Manager
- 3.1.4. Bridge Assessment Team
- 3.2. Bridge Assessment Methodology
- 3.2.1. State Road Authorities
- 3.2.2. Local Councils
- 3.3. Road Network Access Process
- 3.3.1. Access Potential Stage
- 3.3.2. Access Approval Stage
- 3.3.3. Terminology
- 3.3.4. Skills and Training
- 3.3.5. Nationally Consistent Regulation
- 4. Discussion
- 4.1. Bridge Assessment Methodology
- 4.1.1. Tier 1 Bridge Assessment – Bridge Formulae Method
- 4.1.2. Tier 2 Bridge Assessment – Reference Vehicle Method
- 4.1.3. Tier 3 Bridge Assessment – Bridge Capacity Method
- 4.2. Consistency of Process
- 4.2.1. Access Potential Stage
- 4.2.2. Access Approval Stage
- 4.3. Documentation of Process
- 4.4. Transparency
- 4.5. Timeliness
- 5. Recommendations
- 6. Guidelines
- 6.1. Introduction
- 6.2. Guiding Principles
- 6.3. Overview of The NHVR Process
- 6.4. Stages of the NHVR Process
- 6.4.1. Vehicle application
- 6.4.2. Receipt of Vehicle Application
- 6.4.3. Road Network Access – Access Potential
- 6.4.4. Road Network Access – Access Approval
- 6.4.5. Bridge Assessment Process
- 6.5. Timeframes
- 6.6. Documentation and Reporting
- References
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