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Mookhey, Daniel to the
Minister for Primary Industries, Minister for Regional Water, Minister for Trade and Industry representing the Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight
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- Approximately 22 months ago did Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) install
no-standing signs in a parking area on the F6 motorway southbound near
Waterfall?
- Approximately 16 months ago did RMS gated and lock off two parking areas,
one northbound near the former toll gates and the other north of Heathcote?
- Prior to these actions by RMS did truck drivers use these places as rest
areas?
- Did RMS give any consideration to the safety implications of removing these
rest areas prior to taking these actions?
- What steps did the Minister take to ensure that truck drivers heading south
of Sydney are not forced to drive up to 100km before reaching a safe rest area
(at the Mount Ousley rest stop)?
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Answer -
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I am advised:
- Yes. This is a heavy vehicle inspection area and not a designated rest
area.
- The area near the former toll gates was a temporary rest area while the
upgrade to Mount Ousley's heavy vehicle rest area was in progress. This was
closed off when the Mount Ousley heavy vehicle rest area was opened in May
2017.
- The area on the F6 motorway southbound near Waterfall, and the Heathcote
enforcement bay have been used as informal rest areas.
- Roads and Maritime provides an extensive network of rest areas directly
along NSW highways for drivers to manage their fatigue on long distance
journeys and on higher speed roads.
Roads and Maritime is developing the
Rest Stop Framework which is a strategy to provide and prioritise rest areas in
strategic locations to better support fatigue management.
- The distance between Heathcote, an urbanised area on the Sydney network,
and the Mount Ousley rest stop is approximately 40km. The Roads and Maritime
Services website provides an interactive map where drivers can locate rest
areas and plan their trip.
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Question asked on 6 March 2018 (session 56-1)
and published in
Questions & Answers Paper No. 141
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Answer received on 10 April 2018
and published in
Questions & Answers Paper No. 147
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