Port Of Melbourne Networks & Controlled Access Buses

View the Port of Melbourne Container Routes network map

Melbourne’s Class 3 gazetted Container Vehicle Routes in the Port of Melbourne precinct.  This map shows all approved arterial and Port of Melbourne-managed roads in the precinct that semi-trailers, transporting containers at up to 48 tonnes, can use. Roads not shown as approved (green) require road manager approval for access by permit, with the exception of signed detours. This map is deemed to include any detour around a road closure on a gazetted road, provided it is marked with detour signage.

Note: Operators must comply with mass and height clearance restrictions as indicated by symbols (red dots for mass and orange diamonds for height)

Relevant NHVR notice:

Victoria Class 3 Container Vehicle, Rearloader Waste Vehicle And Converter Dolly Combination Vehicle Mass And Dimension Exemption Notice 2019 (No.1)

View the Port Low Loader Scheme network map

Victoria’s Port Low Loader Scheme network map shows approved arterial, Port of Melbourne and Melbourne City Council-managed roads in the precinct that Class 3 heavy vehicles transporting flat racks and open top containers can use. Unlike gazetted networks, annual permits, obtained from the NHVR, are required to operate heavy vehicles on this network, regardless of whether the desired route appears on the map. 

Roads shown on the network as approved (green) or conditionally approved (orange) are pre-approved for annual permit access, as are all signed detours or routes along which you might be directed by an authorised officer.

Roads not shown as green or orange, with the exception of signed detours, require road manager approval for access by permit.

Note: Operators must comply with mass and height clearance restrictions as indicated by symbols (red dots for mass and orange diamonds for height)

Relevant NHVR information sheet:

Victoria’s Port Low Loader Scheme [PDF 568 Kb]

View the Controlled Access Bus network map

Victoria’s Class 2 and Class 3 gazetted Controlled Access Bus approved routes.

Note:

• The NHVR Class 3 notice link below includes Class 2 vehicles
• This map shows arterial and local roads approved for use by Controlled Access Buses
• Bike racks fitted on Controlled Access Buses may operate under the Class 3 Notice, provided the bike rack has been fitted in accordance with the Australian Capital Territory and Victoria Heavy Vehicle Standards (Bus Bicycle Rack) Exemption Notice 2021 (No.1) [ PDF 659 Kb] 

Roads not shown as approved (green) or conditionally approved (orange) require road manager approval for access by permit, with the exception of signed detours. This map is deemed to include any detour around a road closure on a gazetted road, provided it is marked with detour signage. 

Operators must also comply with mass and height clearance restrictions as indicated by symbols (red dots for mass and orange diamonds for height)

Relevant NHVR notice:

National Class 3 Controlled Access Bus Exemption Notice 2019 (No.1)