Overheight truck Taskforce to reduce tunnel breaches
The Taskforce stands up as Transport for NSW has taken possession of its first referrals of overheight heavy vehicle breaches following a deal with the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) that allows Transport to pursue more offenders and get trucks off the road for up to six months via registration suspensions.
Led by Transport for NSW, the Taskforce brings together representatives from NSW Police, the NHVR, Road Freight NSW and the Transport Workers’ Union to drive strategies to reduce overheight breaches, educate truck drivers on load and route management, and improve operational responses to get traffic moving when incidents do occur.
Established under direction of Minister for Roads John Graham, the group will meet each fortnight and will initially run for six months but can be extended if necessary.
Areas of focus are improving operational responses and enforcement when breaches occur and traffic is affected, as well as improving industry education and communication to get the Government’s zero tolerance message through to more drivers.
The Taskforce has been established as the NSW Government moves to cancel the registrations of more trucks that breach height restrictions and repeatedly interrupt traffic, particularly around the Sydney Harbour Tunnel.