HEAVY VEHICLE NATIONAL LAW
Heavy Vehicle Stated Maps – Network Suspension and Amendment Notice 2026 (No.5)
- 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.5).
- 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: 19/3/2026
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 | Victoria: - Victoria's Gazetted B-Double Network - Victoria’s 4 & 5-Axle All Terrain Mobile Cranes | Department of Transport and Planning - VIC | Restricting segment due to low height clearance. | The change is due to height clearance and risk to public safety. |
s174 and s175 HVNL | Queensland: - B25/26 route (B-Double 25m/26m network) - B23 route (B-Double 23m network) | Council of the City of The Gold Coast | Remove access to Dreamworld Parkway. | Intersection upgrades at Dreamworld Parkway / Beattie Road and Whitewater Way / Beattie Road have introduced revised traffic arrangements, including restricted turning movements and access. These changes are required to maintain safety, protect the upgraded road infrastructure, and ensure efficient operation of the network. As a result, access to, or specific movements on, the following road sections are no longer permitted.
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s174 and s175 HVNL | New South Wales: - GML & CML 19m B-double Routes (over 50 tonnes) | Wollongong City Council | Removal of access to Ajax Avenue and Montague Street.
| Structural engineers have inspected a culvert on this route and found it has structural damage affecting its capacity. Further heavy vehicle access poses a serious risk to public safety and road infrastructure. |
s174 and s175 HVNL | New South Wales: - NSW Oversize Overmass Load Carrying Vehicles Network Approved Roads | Transport for New South Wales | Height restriction added to section of Elizabeth Drive near Western Sydney International Airport. | Western Sydney International Airport have requested a height restriction of 4.6m, as air traffic on the runway poses risk to public safety at increased heights. |
s174 and s175 HVNL
| Victoria: - PBS Level 1 - Victoria's Gazetted B-Double Network - PBS Level 2A Cubic Network - Victoria's 2-Axle SPVs - Victoria's 40t SPVs (incl. 3-Axle Mobile & 4-Axle Truck Cranes & Concrete Pump Trucks) - PBS Level 2B Cubic Network - Victoria's Controlled Access Bus Network - Victoria's 4 & 5-Axle All Terrain Mobile Cranes - Victoria's Emergency Response Combination Network (78.5t, 4m wide, 5m high & 26m long) - Victoria’s Class 1 Oversize and Overmass Agricultural Vehicle network map - Victoria's Grain Harvest Management Scheme (GHMS) Rigid Truck & Semi-Trailer Network - Victoria's Grain Harvest Management Scheme (GHMS) B-Doubles - Victoria's Higher Mass Limits (HML) Network - Victoria’s Volvo Semi Trailer LZEHV Pre-Approved Network - Victoria's 2-Axle Pick & Carry Crane (Humma) - Victoria's Oversize Agricultural Vehicle Network for Class O Vehicles - Victoria's Emergency Preparation Combination Network (46t, 3m wide, 4.5m high, 19m long) - Victoria's Emergency Preparation Combination Network (78.5t, 4m wide, 5m high & 26m long) | Department of Transport and Planning | Adding a restriction to Thompson Avenue. | Road infrastructure has been converted to a single one-way lane, which is not suitable for vehicles longer than 12.5m.
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s174 and s175 HVNL
| Victoria: - PBS Level 1 - Victoria's Gazetted B-Double Network - PBS Level 2A Cubic Network - Victoria's 2-Axle SPVs - Victoria's 40t SPVs (incl. 3-Axle Mobile & 4-Axle Truck Cranes & Concrete Pump Trucks) - PBS Level 2B Cubic Network - Victoria's Controlled Access Bus Network - Victoria's 4 & 5-Axle All Terrain Mobile Cranes - Victoria's Emergency Response Combination Network (78.5t, 4m wide, 5m high & 26m long) - Victoria’s Class 1 Oversize and Overmass Agricultural Vehicle network map - Victoria's Grain Harvest Management Scheme (GHMS) Rigid Truck & Semi-Trailer Network - Victoria's Grain Harvest Management Scheme (GHMS) B-Doubles - Victoria’s Volvo Semi Trailer LZEHV Pre-Approved Network - Victoria's 2-Axle Pick & Carry Crane (Humma) - Victoria's Oversize Agricultural Vehicle Network for Class O Vehicles - Victoria's Emergency Preparation Combination Network (46t, 3m wide, 4.5m high, 19m long) - Victoria's Emergency Preparation Combination Network (78.5t, 4m wide, 5m high & 26m long) | Bass Coast Shire Council | Adding a restriction to Thompson Avenue. | Road infrastructure has been converted to a single one-way lane, which is not suitable for vehicles longer than 12.5m.
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