Heavy vehicle access and routes
Maintaining heavy vehicle access through work sites
Provide detours on infrastructure projects that affect heavy vehicle routes.
Infrastructure project teams must consider large and heavy vehicles when planning roadworks.
You must provide detours if your project affects access for any heavy vehicle that is operating:
- on Victoria's heavy vehicle networks
- via an NHVR permit.
View planned and unplanned disruptions as a layer on the national network map.
Detours can be:
- existing heavy vehicle network routes
- arterial roads outside the existing network (if we agree to this)
- local roads outside the existing network (if the relevant local council or other road manager agrees).
Download the information sheet on access during roadworks.
Planning resources
Use this flowchart to help you manage heavy vehicle access.
Use our checklists to determine whether:
| Checklist | Details |
|---|---|
| Heavy vehicle network restrictions | Helps you work out:
|
| Heavy vehicle network detours | Helps you work out suitable detour routes off the heavy vehicle network. |
Contact us
Contact these teams for more information.
| Organisation | Email address |
|---|---|
| Freight Victoria Land Freight System Team (Policy and Strategy), Department of Planning and Transport | [email protected] |
| National Heavy Vehicle Regulator | [email protected] |
| Heavy Vehicle Consent Team, Department of Planning and Transport | [email protected] |