A contract has been awarded for the operation of cameras designed to help take trucks off inner west roads once the West Gate Tunnel opens.
Sensor Dynamics has been contracted by the state government to supply and install cameras that will help enforce no-ruck zones when the tunnel opens at the end of this year.
The cameras will collect information to help the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) enforce no-truck zones on Francis Street and Somerville Road in Yarraville, Buckley Street and Moore Street in Footscray, Blackshaws Road in South Kingsville and Hudsons Road in Spotswood.
The cameras will use 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.
“When the tunnel opens, no-truck zones will take thousands of trucks off residential streets every day and provide industry with direct road links to the Port of Melbourne,’’ said Ports and Freight Minister Melissa Horne.
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.
With the enforcement of no-truck zones, it’s hoped that West Gate Tunnel will take 9,000 trucks off roads and streets in the inner west, improving safety, air quality and reducing noise for local residents.
