Easter travel restrictions for oversize vehicles and combinations - TMR

Source: Department of Transport and Main Roads - Heavy Vehicles Unnit (02.04.2025)

An oversize vehicle or combination must not be driven on any road in Queensland from 12.01am Thursday 17 April 2025 to 11.59pm Tuesday 22 April 2025, unless the oversize heavy vehicle or combination is provided an exemption.

Exemption to the Queensland Easter travel restrictions

In Queensland, the following oversize heavy vehicles and combinations are provided an exemption to general Easter travel conditions in the following schedules of the Queensland Access Conditions Guide:

• Schedule 1 provides exemptions for Class 1 Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV).
• Schedule 2 provides exemptions for Class 1 Special Purpose Combinations.
• Schedule 3 provides exemptions for Class 1 Load Carrying Vehicles.
• Schedule 5 provides exemptions for Oversize conditionally registered vehicles.

Note: There are no exemptions under Schedule 4 for Class 3 oversize vehicles.

Before you commence your journey, you must check: 

• the Queensland Conditions of Operation Database,
• the Queensland Access Conditions Guide, 
• the participating road manager conditions in the operator's guides of the respective notices. 

Exemptions to the general Easter travel conditions in the Queensland Access Conditions Guide provide access for:

• Any oversize heavy vehicle and combination under notice or permit may be driven during the Easter holiday period in the Cooper Basin where travel is directly involved with, or in support of, Liquefied Natural Gas or mining activities as per Section 11.7 and Appendix B, 
• A Class 1 load carrying vehicle carrying agricultural equipment in association with cotton harvesting is permitted to travel during daylight hours as per Schedule 3 Section 5 and Appendix C,
• Any Class 1 oversize heavy vehicle and combination under notice or permit operating on a Port of Brisbane roads listed in Appendix D, Table 25. 
• A Class 1 Load Carrying Vehicle complying with the conditions of operations between the Port of Brisbane or Mackay Ports and a Bond Store/Holding Yard Christmas and Easter holiday exemption under Schedule 3 Section 4. 

Agricultural vehicles 
In Queensland, a heavy agricultural vehicle and combination is provided an exemption to general Easter travel conditions in the National Class 1 Agricultural Vehicle and Combination Mass and Dimension Exemption Notice Operator's Guide.

Before you commence your journey, you must check the following information contained within the guide:

• Table 20 Holiday restrictions, found in the conditions tab under National daytime conditions and holiday restrictions,
• During the Easter holiday period, agricultural vehicles or combinations must be accompanied by at least one pilot vehicle extra to the requirements that would have normally applied.
• Queensland participating road manager network conditions under the Network and mapping tab.

Check your route before you start your journey

We are continuously monitoring, assessing and reviewing our roads, bridges and culverts across Queensland. Conditions can change quickly, particularly due to weather. Restrictions are implemented to maintain ongoing safety for all road users.

It is your responsibility to make sure you're using up-to-date information when you assess the suitability of your route.

You must check the Conditions of Operation Database before you start your journey.

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