Freight
- Publication no: AP-R629-20
- ISBN: 978-1-922382-12-2
- Published: 4 August 2020
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Austroads has commissioned this research report to review existing heavy vehicle road access guidelines and tools used by jurisdictional and local government road managers across Australia and New Zealand. Based on this review and gap analysis, a decision making framework was developed to support road managers to consistently and efficiently benefit from these existing tools in the future. The report is also intended to be a resource repository for jurisdictions, particularly local government agencies which generally do not have the same level of resources as jurisdictional road managers.
This report presents the results of a review of national and jurisdictional access decision making tools including a literature review of existing research reports and international practices. There was extensive stakeholder consultation through interviews and a survey with the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator, jurisdictions, local government and industry associations.
Five recommendations were developed addressing the following areas:
- update jurisdictional material in the light of this report’s findings
- identify documents to be placed on the Austroads website
- move to network assessments for Class 1, 2 and 3 vehicles
- develop nationally consistent Restricted Access Vehicle guidelines
- conduct further research to support local government road managers in terms of resource material, education and training.
- Summary
- 1. Introduction
- 1.1 Purpose
- 1.2 Scope
- 1.3 Out of Scope Associated Issues
- 1.3.1 Bridges and Structures
- 1.3.2 Third Party Access
- 1.3.3 Higher-Order Network Initiatives
- 1.4 Methodology
- 1.5 Structure of the Report
- 2. Heavy Vehicle Access Assessment in Australia and New Zealand
- 2.1 Overview
- 2.2 National Heavy Vehicle Regulator and HVNL
- 2.2.1 Road Access Decisions under the HVNL
- 2.3 Australian States and Territories
- 2.3.1 Queensland
- 2.3.2 New South Wales
- 2.3.3 Victoria
- 2.3.4 Tasmania
- 2.3.5 South Australia
- 2.3.6 Australian Capital Territory
- 2.3.7 Western Australia
- 2.3.8 Northern Territory
- 2.4 New Zealand
- 2.5 Local Government
- 3. National and Jurisdictional Access Decision Making Tools
- 3.1 NHVR
- 3.2 Queensland
- 3.2.1 Route Assessment Guidelines for Multi-Combination Vehicles and PBS Vehicles in Queensland
- 3.2.2 Queensland Access Conditions Guide
- 3.3 New South Wales
- 3.3.1 Access Assessment and Decision-Making Framework
- 3.3.2 Route Assessment Guide for Restricted Access Vehicles
- 3.3.3 NSW Route Assessment Guide – Freight Route Investigation Levels
- 3.3.4 NSW Route Assessment Guide – 4.6 Metre High Vehicles
- 3.4 Victoria
- 3.4.1 Class 2 Heavy Vehicle Route Assessment Guidelines for VicRoads
- 3.4.2 Road Design Note 04-01 Heavy Vehicle Network Access Considerations V2
- 3.5 Tasmania
- 3.5.1 Tasmanian Class 1 Load Carrying Vehicle Guide
- 3.5.2 Review of Gazetted High Productivity Vehicle Route Network
- 3.5.3 Heavy Vehicle Access Management System - Class 1 Special Purpose Vehicles Notice
- 3.6 South Australia
- 3.6.1 Assessment Guidelines for Road Manger Consent Decisions in South Australia
- 3.7 Australian Capital Territory
- 3.8 Western Australia
- 3.8.1 RAV Access Approval Process – Road Managers Guide
- 3.8.2 Standard Restricted Access Vehicle Route Assessment Guidelines
- 3.8.3 Guidelines for Approving RAV Assessment
- 3.8.4 WA Performance Based Standards (PBS) Scheme – Application and Approval Process
- 3.9 Northern Territory
- 3.9.1 Assessment Guidelines and Tools
- 3.10 New Zealand
- 3.10.1 Vehicle Dimensions and Mass Permitting Manual (Vol 1)
- 4. Literature Review and Stakeholder Input
- 4.1 Overview
- 4.2 International Literature
- 4.2.1 Canada
- 4.2.2 European Union
- 4.2.3 South Africa
- 4.2.4 New Zealand
- 4.3 Australian Literature
- 4.3.1 Guidelines for Assessing Heavy Vehicle Access to Local Roads
- 4.3.2 Local Road Access for High Productivity Freight Vehicles
- 4.3.3 Guidelines for Multi-Combinational Vehicle Route Access Assessment
- 4.3.4 Local Government Heavy Vehicle Route Assessment Guidelines
- 4.3.5 Higher Order Bridge Assessment in Australia
- 4.3.6 Review of Axle Spacing Mass Schedules and Future Framework for Assessment of Heavy
- 4.3.7 Investigation and Development of Bridge Formulae for Inclusion in the Performance
- 4.3.8 Future Challenges of Changing Agricultural Equipment
- 4.3.9 Restricted Access Vehicle Route Assessment Case Study
- 4.3.10 Transport Operator Experiences with Oversize Overmass Permitting
- 4.3.11 Truck Impact Chart
- 4.3.12 Review of Oversize Overmass Access Arrangements
- 4.4 Heavy Vehicle National Law - Review
- 4.4.1 Key Themes Relevant to this Report
- 4.5 Stakeholder Input
- 4.5.1 Interviews
- 4.5.2 Survey
- 5. Gap Analysis of National and Jurisdictional Access Decision Making Tools
- 5.1 Commonality and Difference in Assessment Methods
- 5.1.1 Analysis of State Road Agency Guidelines and Tools
- 5.1 Commonality and Difference in Assessment Methods
- 6. Summary of Australian and International Literature
- 6.1 Australian Literature
- 6.2 International Literature
- 7. Decision Making Framework and Repository
- 7.1 Guiding Principles for Access Assessment Decisions
- 7.1.1 Considerations in Granting Access
- 7.1.2 Risk Management
- 7.2 Repository of Tools and Guidelines and Supporting Assessment Documents
- 7.1 Guiding Principles for Access Assessment Decisions
- 8. Conclusions and Recommendations
- 8.1 Key Findings and Recommendations
- 8.1.1 Existing Road Manager Decision Making Assessment Tools
- 8.2 Repository of Guidance Material and Supporting Documents
- 8.3 Development of a Consistent Assessment Guidance Tool
- 8.4 Network Assessment for More Efficient Assessment
- 8.5 Review of Particular LG Issues
- 8.1 Key Findings and Recommendations
- References
- Appendix A Consultation
- A.1 Interviews
- A.1.1 NHVR
- A.1.2 Queensland
- A.1.3 New South Wales
- A.1.4 Victoria
- A.1.5 Tasmania
- A.1.6 South Australia
- A.1.7 Australian Capital Territory
- A.1.8 Western Australia
- A.1.9 Northern Territory
- A.1.10 New Zealand
- A.1.11 Local Government Association of Queensland
- A.1.12 Toowoomba Regional Council
- A.1.13 District Council of Streaky Bay
- A.1.14 Greater Dandenong Council
- A.1.15 Walcha Shire Council
- A.1.16 PBS Assessors
- A.2 Survey Responses
- A.1 Interviews
- Appendix B Literature Review
- B.1 Canada – Vehicle Envelope System
- B.2 Europe - FALCON
- B.3 New Zealand – 50MAX
- B.4 Review of the Heavy Vehicle National Law
- Appendix C Instruction Notes Example for LG Road Manager
- Appendix D Jurisdictions Heavy Vehicle Assessment Processes
- D.1 Queensland
- D.2 New South Wales
- D.2.1 Class 1 Assessment
- D.2.2 Class 2 Assessment
- D.3 Victoria
- D.4 South Australia
- D.5 Western Australia
- D.6 Tasmania
- Appendix E Western Australian Heavy Vehicle Classes Compared to NHVR Classes