A new heavy vehicle rest area on Tasmania’s Bass Highway near Westbury is now open, supporting improved efficiency and fatigue management for operators.
The new rest area includes seating, lighting and toilet facilities, and is the first of two new rest areas to be delivered on the Bass Highway between Deloraine and Westbury.
“The Westbury heavy vehicle rest area provides our state’s heavy vehicle operators with a new space to pull over, rest, and recharge on the key freight route between Devonport, Launceston, and Hobart,” said Kerry Vincent, State Minister for Infrastructure and Transport.
“The feedback from drivers has been positive already.”
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Tenders for construction on the Devonport-bound facility were advertised in late May, and close on June 24.
Both projects are funded under the Safer Local Roads and Infrastructure Program, with the Federal Government committing over $9.6 million and the Tasmanian Government committing the remaining funding, for a combined total of over $12 million across the two projects.
“We look forward to starting construction on the second Westbury rest area later this year,” Vincent said,” continuing to work with the Federal Government, and ensuring both facilities can meet the current and future demand of freight on the Bass Highway and continue to support Tasmania’s heavy vehicle industry.”
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