Agenda - Byron Shire Council - NSW Government

BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL
ORDINARY MEETING 9 MAY 2013 (117)
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Number of Loads per day
Based upon the information captured by Council's weighbridge system at the Myocum Landfill,
it is estimated that between 2 and 4 loads in the higher mass limit trucks will come from the
Myocum Facility each week day, and 1 to 2 loads each weekend. Actual numbers of loads will
be dictated by incoming waste loads and cannot be determined definitively.
Waste and Recycling Services would like to commence the process to obtaining approval for
these higher mass limit trucks to utilise the route as outlined above as soon as possible.
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The proposed route is approximately 7km in length and depicted, as is the proposed vehicle; ie a
quad axle vehicle, details of which are in Table 1 below.
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20
25
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The relevant RMS criteria for assessment are established within their NSW Route Assessment
Guide for Restricted Access Vehicles (RAV) available online at:
http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/heavyvehicles/downloads/route_assessment_guide_dl1.html
Section 2.5 of the guidelines advises that the first stage is to:
…assess the route for the relevant vehicle combination at GML (see Table 1). As HML involves
only additional mass and no change in vehicle dimensions, the next stage is to assess the
mass and axle spacing for the vehicle configuration on infrastructure.
This is done by a route inspection and assessment that reviews any safety and risk concerns plus
physical obstructions, such as bridges, overhead structures, etc. This assessment does not
require driving the proposed vehicle (ie a “field trial”) and can be undertaken by Council officers.
While this has occurred, it has been requested that the RMS assist with a further route
assessment, the outcome of which will be reported to the Committee, noting that Appendix D.5 of
the guidelines advise the role of LTC as follows:
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LTC is to manage involvement and advice on an application as a separate matter
As the advice is outside formal business, the informal advice is to be a separate report from the
LTC to council to help council’s assessment of the route. A report can summarise discussion
and indicate the various positions of the LTC members.
A report is not binding on council
Ordinary Meeting Agenda 09/05/13