HEAVY VEHICLE NATIONAL LAW
Heavy Vehicle Stated Maps – Network Suspension and Amendment Notice 2025 (No.4)
- 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.4).
- 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: 11/4/2025
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 | NSW Oversize Overmass Load Carrying Vehicles Network Approved Roads | Balranald Shire Council | Altering heavy vehicle route in Balranald from O’Connor Street West and Piper West to instead use a larger stretch of Moa Street. | Due to request from residents due to safety concerns.
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s174 and s175 HVNL | NSW Oversize Overmass Load Carrying Vehicles Network Approved Roads | Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW) | Condition added to portions of Hunter Expressway, Newcastle Link Road, Newcastle Inner City Bypass, Newcastle Road and Thomas Street requiring operators to notify Rankin Park to Jesmond Project five days prior to travel. | Safety concerns due to the Rankin Park to Jesmond construction project. |
s174 and s175 HVNL | Multiple Networks: NSW Type 1 A Double Network, PBS Level 1, 2A, 2B & 3A | Warrumbungle Shire Council | Remove Edwards St and Namoi St from Class 2 and PBS Networks | Edward Street and Namoi Street are primarily residential roads, surrounded by dense housing, schools, and a church. These roads should only be used as alternate routes for OSOM (Over-Sized Over-Mass) vehicles since there is no reasonable alternative. The use of these streets by other heavy vehicles is prohibited to ensure the safety of residents and to protect the road infrastructure. All other heavy vehicles should utilise the industrial area roads, specifically Saleyards Road and Gardener Street, to access Newell Highway from Baradine Road
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s174 and s175 HVNL | Multiple Networks: All relevant Class 1, 2 and 3 NSW Networks | Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW) | No access for the heavy vehicle due to roadworks on Hume Freeway/Craigieburn Bypass between Metropolitan Ring Road and Kalkallo between: 22/04/2025 and 23/04/2025.
| Safety concerns during works. |
s174 and s175 HVNL | Multiple Networks: All Relevant Class 1, 2 and 3 NSW Networks | Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW) | Remove access from the Newell Highway south of Saleyards Road to the intersection with the bypass. And North of Bogan Rd Intersection to the intersection with the Bypass
| The bypass will open to traffic on the 15th of April, and as part of the opening, the Newell Highway intersection will be physically closed as it will be a new works site. No traffic will be accessing the Newell Highway from this intersection, from the 10th of April.
Traffic management plans have been agreed with Council, with VMS and barriers in place at points across Parkes.
If the access was to remain on the map, it would create confusion and a potential safety risk for drivers, expecting to be able to access the area when they will not physically be able to.
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