Temporary Special Assistance – Kimberley Flood Response – 53.5 m Access Permit Endorsement

In response to the closure of Great Northern Highway at Fitzroy Crossing, Main Roads WA has approved the Temporary Special Assistance Kimberley Flood Assistance 53.5 m Access permit endorsements. Suitably accredited transport operators who are delivering freight to flood impacted areas in the Kimberley Region and or the Northern Territory can apply for the temporary assistance permit endorsement.

The Temporary Special Assistance Kimberley Flood Assistance 53.5 m Access permit endorsement provides temporary access for road trains up to 53.5 metres in length to operate between Coolgardie and or Kalgoorlie and the WA/SA Border and include:

WA/SA Border to Kalgoorlie

• H003 - Eyre Highway, between WA/ SA Border and Coolgardie Esperance Highway.

• H010 - Coolgardie Esperance Highway, between Goldfields Highway and Eyre Highway.

• H049 - Goldfields Highway, between Coolgardie Esperance Highway and Anzac Drive.

WA/SA Border to Coolgardie Road Train Assembly Area

• H003 - Eyre Highway, between WA/ SA Border and Coolgardie Esperance Highway.

• H010 - Coolgardie Esperance Highway, between Great Eastern Highway and Eyre Highway.

• H005 - Great Eastern Highway, between Coolgardie Esperance Highway and Ladyloch Road.

• 6020053 - Ladyloch Road, between Great Eastern Highway and the Road Train Assembly Area.

The Temporary Special Assistance Kimberley Flood Assistance 53.5 m Access Endorsement can only be used in conjunction with the National Class 3 Supplementary Access (Western Australia Assistance) Exemption Notice 2023 (No.1) issued by the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR).

Each vehicle will require a Class 2 &

3 Supplement Period Permit. To apply for a Class 2 & 3 Supplement Period Permit please complete an application form and return to HVS via email permit. applications@mainroads.wa.gov.au

For further information please contact the Heavy Vehicle Helpdesk on 138 486 or email hvs@mainroads.wa.gov.au