Updates are underway for the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator Portal to deliver a seamless experience for operators, says Sal Petroccitto OAM, Chief Executive Officer, NHVR.
There are many exciting changes coming to the NHVR Portal to help contribute to a safer and more productive industry that meets the demands of Australia’s growing freight task. One of our main priorities in enhancing the Portal is improving how industry accesses road assets.
Enhancements being made across the Portal include the highly anticipated development of a single national network map. We also have the benefits being incorporated through the Strategic Local Government Asset Assessment Project (SLGAAP), focused on engineering assessments of bridges and culverts.
Through these changes, we envision the Portal as a destination with all the information you need to plan routes for your entire fleet; with drivers automatically routed on approved networks. This new heavy vehicle ‘business centre’ will transform the way we deliver our services to support industry and make it easier for you to access routes, permits and important tools.
Improving access for industry
From December 2023 onwards, the NHVR will publish South Australia, Victoria, Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales and Queensland maps in the Portal. This means that data currently held within each jurisdiction will be displayed in a single national enforceable network map, allowing industry to route journeys across state and territory borders from one location.
Road manager self-service tools will allow changes to be proposed to existing networks, or the creation of new networks, including pre-approved networks, which will be managed through a workflow stored within the Portal.
The benefits of these additions to the Portal include the enhanced ability to manage disruption to networks and publish updates to the network in real-time, with the result being more accurate and reliable routing data for drivers.
Next steps for the Road Management Tool
The NHVR has also completed the tooling allowing road managers to accurately claim or transfer road ownership of roads through the Portal. Training sessions have been run with local councils and jurisdictions across Victoria, South Australia, ACT and Queensland, with New South Wales commencing shortly. To date, over 6,500 ownership changes have already been made, covering more than 23,000 road segments.
The tool is helping to increase transparency and enable more timely access decisions, by ensuring consent requests are allocated correctly for both permits and notices.
To learn more about these projects we have underway, I encourage you to visit the NHVR website or look out for opportunities to engage with our teams, who frequently attend industry events around Australia.
Thank you to industry for continuing to work with us and support the incredibly important movement of trucks across the country.
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