MP lashes VicRoads over trucks in suburbs

A Victorian MP wants load limits and truck curfews in Melbourne’s Ivanhoe assessed, saying a major traffic route is too narrow for trucks.

Anthony Carbines, who holds the seat of Ivanhoe, is calling on Transport Minister Terry Mulder to conduct a public consultation for the Rosanna Road-Greensborough Road corridor, saying VicRoads has shown no commitment in managing the issues.
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PBS applications jump in Victoria

There has been a significant increase in performance-based standard (PBS) applications to VicRoads in the past 10 months, which is said to have “unlocked” productivity on Victoria’s road network.

VicRoads has issued 125 PBS applications since August last year, which makes up to 41 percent of the total 310 applications issued since 2008, VicRoads Heavy Vehicle Policy Manager Ian Mond says.
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