National Heavy Vehicle Standards (Warning Signs) Exemption Notice 2017

HEAVY VEHICLE NATIONAL LAW

Heavy Vehicle Stated Maps – Network Suspension and Amendment Notice 2025 (No.14)

Purpose

The purpose of this notice is to amend stated networks for vehicles on the Regulator’s initiative.

Commencement date

Suspension or amendment of the routes in Schedule 1 under section 4(1)(a) below commences immediately upon publication of this notice; and

Cancellation or amendment of the routes in Schedule 1 under section 4(1)(b) below commences 28 days after publication of this notice.

Title

This notice may be cited as the Heavy Vehicle Stated Maps – Network Suspension and Amendment Notice 2025 (No.14).

Authorising provision

This notice is made under:

Section 175, immediately suspending or amending the routes listed in Schedule 1 of this notice to prevent or minimise serious harm to public safety or significant damage to road infrastructure; and
Section 173, cancelling or amending the routes listed in Schedule 1 of this notice on the Regulator’s initiative.

Application

This notice applies in all participating jurisdictions.

Amendments

The specified networks in Column 2 of Schedule 1 to this notice are amended as specified in Column 4 for the Road Manager’s reasons shown in Column 5.

Public notice of amendment

Any person affected by the purpose of the action they make written representation to the Regulator within 14 days of the publication of the notice about why the amendment should not be made.

Dated: 08/10/2025

Jose Arredondo

Manager Network Access Policy

National Heavy Vehicle Regulator

Schedule 1 Table of Amended Routes

Column 1 Authorising Provision	Column 2 Network	Column 3 Locality	Column 4 Changes to Route	Column 5 Road manager Reasons for Change
s174 and s175 HVNL	All Networks in New South Wales	Lockhart Shire Council	No access to Green Street/Urana Street, Lockhart.	No Access to Green/Urana Street for B Doubles due to safety concerns and inadequate geometry to support B Double movement. The proposed alternative route via Spanish Avenue, Flood Detour Road, Reid Street and East Street imposes a very minor time delay and safer turning movements.
s174 and s175 HVNL	All B-Double networks in Queensland	Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR)	Removal of portions of Captain Cook Highway, Kudakai Crossland Connection and Mossman Mount Molloy Road between Smithfield and Mount Molloy.	De-gazettal of B-Double routes due to safety concerns.
s174 and s175 HVNL	New South Wales networks: GML & CML 19m B-double Routes (over 50 tonnes), GML & CML 23m B-double Routes, GML & CML 25/26m B-double Routes	Transport for New South Wales	Conditional Access of Barham Bridge over the Murray River, Barham for GML vehicles only.	BN3256 Barham Bridge, Barham is conditionally approved for GML access only. CML access not permitted.
s174 and s175 HVNL	New South Wales networks: HML Short Combination Routes, HML PBS Level 1, HML PBS 2A, HML PBS 2B, HML PBS 3A, HML PBS 4A - Tier 1 Mass Only, GML & CML Type 1 A-double Network, GML & CML Modular B-triple, GML Type 1 Rigid Truck and 2 Dog Trailers, QML2 PBS Level 1 Reference Vehicle 1, QML2 PBS 2B Quad-Tri/Quad-Quad B, HML PBS 2B - Tier 1 Mass Only, HML PBS 2B - Tier 3 Mass - Reference Vehicle 1, HML 25/26m B-double Routes, HML PBS 2B - Tier 3 Mass - Reference Vehicle 2, HML PBS 2B - Tier 3 Mass - Reference Vehicle 3	Transport for New South Wales	Removal of Barham Bridge over the Murray River, Barham.	Heavy vehicle access is no longer permitted over Barham Bridge due to structural concerns.