The Allan Labor Government is introducing new truck restrictions on Williamstown Road improving safety and liveability in Melbourne's inner west.
Minister for Roads and Road Safety Melissa Horne today announced that once the West Gate Tunnel opens next month, the Government will implement a night-time and weekend No-Truck Zone on Williamstown Road.
Williamstown Road will be added to the list of residential streets designated as No-Truck Zones, joining Francis Street, Somerville Road, Buckley Street, Moore Street, Blackshaws Road and Hudsons Road.
The night-time and weekend No-Truck Zone will be enforced on Williamstown Road between Geelong Street in Seddon and the West Gate Freeway in Yarraville on weekdays from 8:00pm to 6:00am, and over weekends from 8:00pm Friday to 6:00am Monday.
Exemptions will apply to make sure the delivery of groceries, parcels and other services to residents and businesses across the inner west can still occur.
Heavy vehicles entering No-Truck Zones will be monitored by smart roadside cameras that can detect and categorise a vehicle's exemption status with fines automatically issued to vehicles not permitted in the zones.
To get more trucks off local roads, the Labor Government is rezoning land in Brooklyn and Tottenham to encourage container parks to relocate to better-connected industrial land, and has leased the 29-hectare Old Melbourne Market site on Footscray Road to the Port of Melbourne for uses including container storage and truck marshalling.
The West Gate Tunnel Project will deliver a much-needed alternative to the West Gate Bridge - cutting congestion, improving safety and taking 9,000 trucks a day off local roads across Melbourne's inner west.
As stated by Minister for Roads and Road Safety Melissa Horne
"We're getting more trucks off local roads right across Melbourne's west improving liveability and safety for locals."
As stated by Member for Footscray Katie Hall
"These new truck bans on Williamstown Road are a big win for our local community who will see fewer trucks on their streets."
