About the Scheme:

Multiple Road Managers offer the TMA Hill Descent Monitoring scheme as it provides authorities with a way to manage sections of road with hazardous grades and road alignments.

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Benefits of the Scheme:

Allows larger and heavier vehicles to access parts of the road network with hazardous grades and road alignments.

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Regulatory Telematics Requirements:

TMA is a requirement for all eligible vehicles of this scheme.

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Related Access Instruments:

A PBS Permit issued by the MRWA for Roelands Hill:

Required for AB-triples with tri-axle groups operating at CML on Roelands Hill

The Roelands Hill scheme is administered by Main Roads Western Australia (MRWA) to monitor:

• the estimated speed of Category 7 (A) AB-Triples operating under permit on part of the MRWA road network, namely Roelands Hill (the permit to operate is related to this section of road only; any other permits that vehicles operate under are not monitored by this scheme)
• whether enrolled vehicles stop for a sufficient period before descending Roelands Hill
• whether enrolled vehicles exceed the 40 km/h speed limit when descending Roelands Hill

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A PBS Permit issued by the MRWA for Greenmount Hill Scheme:

The Hill Descent Monitoring – Greenmount Hill Scheme is a scheme administered by Main Roads Western Australia (MRWA) to monitor:

• The estimated speed of vehicles on the National PBS Level 2B Scheme operating under permit on part of the MRWA road network, namely Greenmount Hill (noting the permit to operate will be related to this section of road only, and any other permits that vehicles operate under are considered separately);
• whether enrolled vehicles stop for a sufficient period prior to descending Greenmount Hill; and.
• whether enrolled vehicles exceed the 40 km/h speed limit when descending Greenmount Hill.

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A PBS Permit issued by the MRWA for Lesmurdie Hill:

The Hill Descent Monitoring – Lesmurdie Hill Scheme is a scheme administered by Main Roads Western Australia (MRWA) to monitor:

• the estimated speed of vehicles on the National PBS Level 2B Scheme operating under permit on part of the MRWA road network, namely Lesmurdie Hill (noting the permit to operate will be related to this section of road only, and any other permits that vehicles operate under are considered separately);
• whether enrolled vehicles stop for a sufficient period prior to descending Lesmurdie Hill; and.
• whether enrolled vehicles exceed the 40 km/h speed limit when descending Lesmurdie Hill.

Eligible vehicles will be enrolled in the scheme on a case-by-case basis. The trial period is expected to run for up to 12 months.

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A PBS Permit issued by the NHVR for Mount Ousley:

The Mount Ousley scheme is administered by Transport for NSW (TfNSW) to monitor:

National Class 2 Performance Based Standards (High Productivity) Authorisation Notice

Traveling down Mt Ousley in Wollongong at over 68.5t GCM

Network Map:

National Class 2 Performance Based Standards (High Productivity) Authorisation Notice (Network Map)