Tuesday, 15 October 2019

Written adjournment responses

Beach Road truck ban

In reply to Mr ERDOGAN
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Beach Road truck ban

In reply to  Mr ERDOGAN (Southern Metropolitan) (10 September 2019)

Ms PULFORD (Western Victoria—Minister for Roads, Minister for Road Safety and the TAC, Minister for Fishing and Boating):

Since the implementation of the Beach Road 24/7 truck curfews introduced in February 2019, overall sentiment has been positive and travel times along Beach Road have remained consistent with previous conditions.

It is too soon to determine whether truck-related crashes have statistically improved because of the curfew.

In balancing the needs of freight, it is important to note that Beach Road has maintained its role in facilitating the movement of over-dimensional and oversize and/or overmass vehicle combinations, when helping to transport large items such as generators.

Freight operators, through extensive communication, are encouraged to use parallel north-south routes such as the Nepean Highway. The Department of Transport (DoT) has adjusted the signal operations along this route and recent traffic data indicate negligible change in travel times.

DoT will continue to monitor safety and operations along Beach Road and the Nepean Highway.

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