Transporting large materials to site

While most of them will be able to be moved like a normal truck load, some loads are of a size that for safety reasons need to travel much slower and, with the approval from the relevant authorities, use council roads and travel overnight.

A large amount of planning goes into how these pieces are best moved in order to reduce the disruption to motorists and nearby local communities.

This includes minimising as much as possible the number of loads that detour off main roads, travelling at low speed, having pilot vehicles guide the trucks and informing communities of what to expect.

What route will the trucks take through Melbourne’s inner west?

We approved truck routes to safely transport construction equipment and materials to and from our worksites with minimal impact to residents, motorists and the broader traffic network.

Most of these will be transported using one of a number of approved truck routes

Trucks will leave Benalla and make their way down the Hume Highway and access the metropolitan area at the M80.

The vast majority of these loads will travel at night on CityLink.

Some loads need to be escorted by pilot vehicles and depending on their size and weight may travel at lower than sign posted speeds.

For the transportation of these loads, the route must be approved by the Department of Transport and meet the necessary requirements of the National Heavy Vehicle Regulators, which includes being granted a permit to travel. The permit provided from the National Heavy Vehicle Regulators provides exemptions to travel on roads outside of curfew hours if they must travel at night.

Truck delivery schedule on truck curfew routes

CityLink will be the main truck route for the majority of trips – both the delivery to site and the return journey. The deliveries that can’t come via CityLink due to their size and weight, will come via Francis Street and Somerville Road.

Information on the approximate number of trips expected and the route they will take in the inner west is provided on this page on a monthly basis and is subject to change. From time to time changes to movements or routes may occur to respond to traffic incidents, maintenance or other road management arrangements. We will endeavour to update movements as these come to light.

What should I expect?

While most of the loads will travel on CityLink, some of the bigger loads will travel at night and at much lower speeds and will need to use Francis Street and Somerville Road.

Safety will be a priority for these oversized loads, with trucks travelling on average 40km/h, but as low as 5 km/h.

The trucks will only use air brakes in residential areas and will fall well under the Australian noise standards for large trucks.

There won’t be any significant light spill from the support vehicles. If you're travelling behind a superload and want to overtake, please do so safely and with care.

The deliveries of concrete segments for the project will continue over a 24 month period. For detailed information, read our works notice for this work.