When the West Gate Tunnel opens later this year, a new toll point being installed on the West Gate Freeway will be used to charge heavy vehicles; while cars, motorbikes and light commercial vehicles continue to travel for free.
Tolls will apply for heavy vehicles including rigid and articulated trucks and buses; and long heavy commercial vehicles.
Heavy vehicles travelling back and forth through this new toll point on the West Gate Freeway multiple times a day will have discounted tolls after the fourth trip and no charge after the eighth trip.
Transurban has revealed that four new toll points will be installed as part of the West Gate Tunnel project.
The upgraded West Gate Freeway toll point will be located between Millers and Williamstown roads. While the other three will be on the new West Gate Tunnel.
Trucks travelling on CityLink and the West Gate Tunnel will have tolls for a single trip capped at:
- $36.05 (for travel between 6am and 8pm) and $24.04 (for travel between 8pm and 6am) for heavy commercial vehicles.
- $54.09 (for travel between 6am and 8pm) and $36.05 (for travel between 8pm and 6am) for long heavy commercial vehicles.
These tolls won’t be charged until the West Gate Tunnel opens in late 2025.
When the West Gate Tunnel opens, No-Truck Zones will also be enforced, with cameras used to detect the type of truck in real time and instantly categorise them as either exempt or not exempt from regulations.
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.