A new heavy vehicle inspection station to be built on the Golden Highway will make one of the state’s key freight links safer.
Work to build the new facility is now underway, about seven kilometres east of Ballimore, between Dubbo and Dunedoo, on the western side of the Golden Highway.
The project forms part of a jointly funded, $23.7 million commitment under the Heavy Vehicle Safety and Productivity Program (HVSPP) to implement a series of improvments along the Golden Highway. This new facility is one of these improvements, to which the Australian Government has committed $3.7 million and the NSW Government $3.3 million.
The facility will utilise Intelligent Transport System (ITS) components including electronic speed signs, open/closed signage and network facilities.
It will facilitate compliance monitoring and enforcement of heavy vehicles on the Golden Highway, reducing heavy vehicle overloading, fatigue-related heavy vehicle crashes and the risk of non-compliant vehicles travelling to Dubbo.
Most heavy vehicles registered in NSW need to be inspected annually under the Heavy Vehicle Inspection Scheme (HVIS) to ensure roadworthiness.
Bookings for inspections can be made by visiting
https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/book-heavy-vehicle-inspection.
The Golden Highway is a major freight link connecting Dubbo in the state’s west with the Hunter region, Newcastle and Sydney via the Castlereagh Highway and Great Western Highway.
A map of other heavy vehicle inspection stations can be found at
https://transport.nsw.gov.au/operations/roads-and-waterways/business-and-industry.
