TMR Queensland and the Queensland Police Service have shared an update on curfew periods for heavy vehicle operators over the Christmas and New Year’s period.
An oversize vehicle or combination that requires more than one pilot, or escort vehicle, is not permitted to travel from 12.01am on Thursday December 19, 2024 until 11.59pm on Thursday January 2, 2025.
All other oversize vehicles or combinations are not permitted to travel from 12.01am on Tuesday December 24, 2024 until 11.59pm on Thursday January 2, 2025.
Dates specified align with the Queensland Access Conditions Guide.
Exceptions
Exceptions to the above Christmas and New Years restrictions may apply to oversize heavy vehicles and combinations in the Queensland Access Conditions Guide.
Before travel, operators must ensure they comply with the exception provided in the following sections or schedules in the Queensland Access Conditions Guide.
- Section 11.7, Oversize vehicles or combinations travelling in the Cooper Basin Regin (Appendix B) where travel is directly involved with or in support of liquified Natural Gas or mining activities.
- Schedule 1, Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV) up to 3.5m
- Schedule 2, Special Purpose Vehicles Combinations.
- Schedule 3, Class 1 vehicles.
- Schedule 5, Conditionally registered oversize vehicles or combinations, travelling to or from unplanned repairs to public utilities, natural disasters, and other emergencies.
Note: The Queensland Conditions of Operation Database lists the changes and updates to road conditions in Queensland. You are required to check the Conditions of Operation Database before commencing your journey for additional conditions.
Agricultural vehicles and combinations
Separate Christmas and New Year restrictions apply to oversize heavy agricultural vehicles and combinations operating under the National Class 1 Agricultural Vehicle and Combination Mass and Dimension Exemption Notice.
Eligible vehicles must comply with Christmas and Easter restrictions published in that Notice which can be found in Table 20 of the National Class 1 Agricultural Vehicle and Combination Mass and Dimension Exemption Notice Operator’s Guide.
Oversize light agricultural vehicles and combination operating under the Safe Movement Guideline for Light Agricultural Vehicles, Light Agricultural Combinations and Drawn Plant refer to Christmas and New Year restrictions under that Guideline.