HEAVY VEHICLE NATIONAL LAW
Heavy Vehicle Stated Maps – Network Suspension and Amendment Notice 2026 (No.1)
- 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 2026 (No.1).
- 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 a written representation to the Regulator within 14 days of the publication of the notice about why the amendment should not be made.
Dated: 13/1/2026
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 | New South Wales: All Networks | Orange City Council | Council has decided to remove access at the Ash Street crossing. | Due to recent upgrades at the Huntly Road and Ash Street intersection, which is now inadequate for PBS Level 1- 19m and above vehicles because of insufficient turning space (LSSP – Low Speed Swept Path) and stacking distance. |
s174 and s175 HVNL | New South Wales Multiple Networks: PBS Level 1 NSW Oversize Overmass Load Carrying Vehicles Network Approved Roads SPV Level 1 Approved Routes SPV Level 3 Approved Routes SPV Level 4 Approved Routes SPV Level 4 and 12t axle Approved Routes SPV Level 6 Approved Routes SPV Level 2 Approved Routes GHMS network ZEHV Rigid trucks (M1 and M2) ZEHV Short Combination (M1 and M2) | Transport for New South Wales | Remove Hume Hwy On/Off ramp Sutton Forest. | Removing access along the on/off ramps at Sutton Forest Service Station as it is inconsistent across all maps (confetti like). Transport does not have an agreement with the operator of the Sutton Forest Service Station. |
s174 and s175 HVNL | New South Wales All Networks:
| Tamworth Regional Council | Restrict access to Starrs Culvert structure, Wallamore Rd Westdale. | Structural assessment notes the condition and structural capacity of Starrs Culvert is very poor and needs to be load limited to all classes of heavy vehicles. Same information as per Boltons Creek Culvert and Savages Culvert, directly north along Wallamore Road. |
s174 and s175 HVNL | Victoria – Multiple Networks: Victoria's Emergency Preparation Combination Network (78.5t, 4m wide, 5m high & 26m long) & Victoria's Emergency Response Combination Network (78.5t, 4m wide, 5m high & 26m long) | Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action | Remove access to the following roads: Bindaree Road, Mount Buller Brocks Road, Mount Buller Bullfight Road 4WD (Seasonal), Rubicon Conn Gap Road, Eildon Lima East Road, Creek Junction Lima East Road, Lima East Torbreck Road, Eildon Upper Howqua Road, Mount Buller Bicentennial Road, Noorinbee Bicentennial Road, Wingan River Broomes Track, Tamboon Centre Track, Cabbage Tree Creek Centre Track, Mallacoota Centre Track, Wingan River Combienbar Trail, Noorinbee Cooaggalah Road, Noorinbee North Dinah Divide Track, Club Terrace Drummer Track, Genoa Falls Creek Road No.1, Cabbage Tree Creek Mueller Link Track, Wingan River Myrgatroyd Track, Bemm River Old Kent Road, Nurran Rich River Road, Nurran Sand Patch Track, Wingan River Sarah Allen Road, Maramingo Creek Soda Creek Track, Tamboon Soda Creek Track, Wingan River Thurra Junction Road, Noorinbee North Towzer Creek Track, Cabbage Tree Creek Wangarabell Road, Wroxham Winter Road, Cabbage Tree Creek Anarchy Road, Cabbage Tree Creek Bee Tree North Track, Club Terrace Bicentennial Road, Noorinbee Bicentennial Road, Wingan River Blackburn Road, Club Terrace Brigg Track, Buln Buln East Brigg Track, Neerim East Centre Track, Cabbage Tree Creek Cooper Road, Bullarto South Four Lane Highway Track, Cabbage Tree Creek Glen Arte Road, Cabbage Tree Creek Hippo Track, Bemm River Horseshoe Road, Noorinbee Iron Chimney Track, Orbost Kermond Road, Goongerah Koola Creek Road, Genoa Little Tower Road, Willung South Morrison Track, Nurran Paradise Ridge Road, Nurran Paradise Ridge Road, Yalmy Quartz Ridge Road, Genoa Ruoaks Road, Ancona Ruoaks Road, Strathbogie Shady Track, Neerim East South Main Road, Ballan Toms Cap Road, Willung South Wild Dog Road, Blackwood Wild Dog Road, Bullarto South Wild Dog Road, Lyonville Winter Road, Cabbage Tree Creek | The reason for imposing the new network conditions is that we believe there is a significant risk to road users. We’ve been conducting a Route Assessment Project for two years now. The Assessment measures road geometry, as well as superelevation. Any roads that failed the assessment were recorded, and in late November we could see a clear trend: defects on our road was running to 95%.
Given the systemic nature of the defects, we have arrived at the new access conditions, thereby restricting the super-heavy vehicles from the Emergency Preparedness/Emergency Response 78.5t Network.
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s174 and s175 HVNL | Victoria – Multiple Networks: Victoria's Emergency Preparation Combination Network (78.5t, 4m wide, 5m high & 26m long) & Victoria's Emergency Response Combination Network (78.5t, 4m wide, 5m high & 26m long) | Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action | Updating access conditions on Abbeyard Rd, Abbeyard to:
Accessible to vehicles up to 49.5 tonne - triaxle low loader 19 m long OR vehicles up to 59.5 tonne - quad axle low loader up to 21.2 m long - only if steerable trailer axles are fitted and enabled. | The reason for imposing the new network conditions is that we believe there is a significant risk to road users. We’ve been conducting a Route Assessment Project for two years now. The Assessment measures road geometry, as well as superelevation. Any roads that failed the assessment were recorded, and in late November we could see a clear trend: defects on our road was running to 95%.
Given the systemic nature of the defects, we have arrived at the new access conditions, thereby restricting the super-heavy vehicles from the Emergency Preparedness/Emergency Response 78.5t Network.
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s174 and s175 HVNL | Victoria – Multiple Networks Oversize/Overmass (OSOM) Network PBS Level 2B Cubic Network PBS Level 2B 77.5t General Freight Reference Vehicle 1 PBS Level 3A 73.0t General Freight Reference Vehicle 1 PBS Level 3A 77.5t General Freight (All Reference Vehicles) PBS Level 3A 113.5t General Freight (All Reference Vehicles) PBS Level 3A 113.5t Volumetric (All Reference Vehicles) PBS Level 3A 85.5t General Freight (All Reference Vehicles) PBS Level 3A 85.5t Volumetric (All Reference Vehicles) PBS Level 2B 85.5t General Freight (All Reference Vehicles) PBS Level 2B 85.5t Volumetric (All Reference Vehicles) PBS Level 3A 91.0t General Freight (All Reference Vehicles) PBS Level 3A 91.0t Volumetric (All Reference Vehicles) | Department of Transport and Planning | Adding condition to Level Crossing Mallee Hwy, Ouyen. | Any vehicle that exceeds 26m in length require an ODL Permit. Level crossing must to be amber with conditions. |