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roads were nominated and approved for
DTEI for B Double gazettal:
• Ashwin Parade
• Richmond Road
• London Road
• Scotland Road (part)
• Manchester Road (part)
• Smith Street (part)
The above roads have been
incorporated for a number of years
by DTEI into the gazetted B Double
network which does note require
permits to operate on by B Doubles
(refer to FIGURE 6).
The City has also approved B Double
access on a number of other local roads
by annual permit. Each application for
B Double access is assessed on merit
before approval is given.
DTEI’s Heavy Vehicle Access
Framework
The source of the following
information on restricted access
vehicles is from the report, Heavy
Vehicle Access Framework (HVAF)
Version 1 report July 2006 by DTEI.
The HVAF has been developed to
provide industry with the necessary
guidelines for sustainable long-term
planning and transport operations. The
HVAF provides the policy and direction
for meeting the main objectives of
South Australia’s Strategic Plan for
heavy vehicle operation.
Restricted Access by Gazette Notice
Restricted Access Vehicles (RAVs) can
only operate on approved routes due
to their large size and mass.
It is recognised that transport efficiency
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can be improved by the use of larger
vehicles with greater carrying capacity.
South Australia has adopted the
Restricted Access Vehicle concept
within State legislation to make the
most efficient use of the existing road
network infrastructure.
As some RAV types, such as Road
Trains and B-Doubles, are built to a
common design and configuration,
their construction specifications
and general rules of operation are
specified in the Road Traffic Act and
related Regulations.
Due to their size and mass, these
RAVs are only permitted to travel on
routes approved as safe and suitable in
accordance with nationally consistent
road assessment standards.
Controlled Access Buses for
carrying passengers are also included
in this category.
RAVs can only operate legally in South
Australia in accordance with specified
conditions and on approved routes
either by Gazette Notice or Permit.
Another category of RAV is Special
Purpose Vehicles (SPVs). These vehicles
are designed and built to undertake
specific tasks and functions generally
as machines on wheels not as freight
carrying vehicles. Typical SPVs are
front-end loaders, fork-lifts, mobile
cranes and grain-harvesting machines.
Due to their unique design, SPVs,
in many cases, do not comply with
vehicle standards or the general access
width, height, length or axle mass
limits. Consequently, they operate
under strict conditions such as daylight
travel only and no travel during peak
periods in urban areas.
In recent times, the Government has
also allowed by regulation the use of
14.4m long buses on the main road
network. The current regulation for
rigid vehicles specifies a maximum
length of 12.5m for such a vehicle.
However, in view of disabled access
requirements, many passenger buses
now have to increase in length from
12.5m to 14.4m to accommodate
the disabled access requirements. As
a consequence, the Government has
had to gazette the use of 14.4m buses
as a matter of urgency.
At this stage, the City has not
authorised the use of 14.4m
buses on local roads controlled by
the Council and which form part of
a regular bus route. This is due to
concern about existing traffic control
devices and local intersections not
being able to accommodate the
longer-length buses and the changes
that may be required for bus stops
and bus bay locations. A few specific
routes (to bus company depots) have
been supported and approved by the
City and these were based on merit
and detailed assessment by DTEI,
which demonstrated that the local
roads used for access did not
require alterations.
Strategic Approach to classify
freight networks
A detailed response from the City
of West Torrens on the HVAF report
was prepared in September 2005.
This Council Agenda report and
the minutes adopted have been