The Victorian Government has awarded a contract for the camera systems that will remove big trucks from local roads in Melbourne’s west following the opening of the West Gate Tunnel.
Sensor Dynamics will supply and install equipment to monitor six local roads to assist No-Truck Zone enforcement when the West Gate Tunnel opens.
Cameras will collect information to help the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) enforce No-Truck Zones on Francis Street, Somerville Road, Buckley Street, Moore Street, Blackshaws Road, and Hudsons Road.
The cameras will allow the NHVR to police and enforce the No-Truck Zones using state of the art technology to detect the type of truck in real time and instantly categorise them as either exempt or not exempt from regulations.
Exemptions will apply for trucks starting or ending their journey within a No-Truck Zone for deliveries, construction or maintenance works, vehicle repair, or vehicle sales.
“When the tunnel opens, No-Truck Zones will deliver take thousands of trucks off residential streets every day and provide industry with direct road links to the Port of Melbourne,” said Minister for Ports and Freight, Melissa Horne.
With 24/7 enforcement of the No-Truck Zones, the West Gate Tunnel will take 9,000 trucks off residential streets in the inner west, improving safety, air quality and reducing noise for local communities, the Minister said.
