Approved areas or routes
Vehicles operating under a mass or dimension exemption (notice or permit) in South Australia must travel within stated areas and on stated routes.
Heavy vehicle route networks (RAVnet)
Prior to any journey, drivers must determine the approved route using the RAVnet online map system.
RAVnet is an interactive map system that displays approved heavy vehicle route networks in South Australia. Restrictions associated with specific route networks are also included.
RAVnet Frequently Asked Questions - Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure
Approved area maps
Approved area maps that are referenced in mass or dimension exemptions are:
- Adelaide Hills area (249.2 KB PDF)
- Adelaide Hills area (including Mount Barker inset) (270.7 KB PDF)
- Adelaide Metropolitan area (239.9 KB PDF)
- Central Adelaide area (240.6 KB PDF)
- Northern Adelaide area (253.8 KB PDF)
- Optus clearance map (219.8 KB PDF)
- Southern Adelaide area (167.9 KB PDF)
Restricted areas within SA
Route and structure restrictions have been removed from the updated notices and are published in the:
Areas or routes for specific heavy vehicle operation are outlined below:
- Information Bulletin - Areas or Routes of Operation - Livestock Loading Mass Exemption (304.8 KB PDF)
- Information Bulletin - Areas or routes of operation in South Australia - Night Travel up to 3.1m wide or 22m long (312.4 KB PDF)
- Information Bulletin - Night Travel for Agricultural Machinery - Approved Council Areas (449.0 KB PDF)
- Information Bulletin - Night Travel for Rubber Tracked Tractors - Approved Route Networks (449.4 KB PDF)
Preferred routes
When operating an oversize vehicle, the maps below depict the preferred routes for travel. If your operating requirements cannot be met by a gazette notice, you will need to apply for a permit.
- Route network for oversize/overmass loads (3.7 MB PDF)
- Principal routes for overdimensional loads - State map (1.3 MB PDF)
- Principal routes for oversize loads - north Metropolitan Adelaide area (1.3 MB PDF)
- Principal routes for oversize Loads - south Metropolitan Adelaide area (1.2 MB PDF)
- Principal routes for oversize loads - at towns (OD routes) (432.8 KB PDF)
Temporary road closures, detours and roadworks
For a list of roadworks, incidents and planned events in South Australia please refer to www.traffic.sa.gov.au.
Woomera Prohibited Area - Stuart Highway (periodically 1 September to 5 October)
Access to the Woomera Prohibited Area (WPA) in South Australia is subject to exclusion periods during which the Department of Defence may undertake war materiel testing. For safety and security reasons, designated zones within the WPA will be closed and you may be required to evacuate the area during the notified exclusion periods.
Maps and coordinates of the affected areas are available from the Woomera Prohibited Area Coordination Office..
Suspension of the Standing Permission to access the Stuart Highway
The Standing Permission to access the Stuart Highway will be suspended at various times during the period from 1 September to 5 October 2019 inclusive between a location south of Mount Penhryn at 29.461190 S, 135.017183 E and the Woomera Prohibited Area Boundary at a location seven kilometres north of Glendambo at 30.921239 S, 135.704502 E. The closure is also published on the Federal Register of Legislation.
There will be signage in place and access control points in place for the closures. For information on the closures, please contact the Woomera Test Range on 8674 3370.
Copy of notice in the Sunday Mail 18 August 2019.
Regency Road to Pym Street Project (19 August to mid-September)
Day and Night works will conducted as part of the Regecy Road to Pym Street (R2P) Project to relcote gas infrastructure, including the installation of new pipes and regulators.
Night works will be carried out on the western side of South Road, south of the intersection with Regency Road.
Day works will be carried out on Crosley Road and Bayer Avenue (near Regency Road) and on side streets adjacent to South Road between Regency Road and Pym Street, including on Pym Street itself. Day works will commence on Monday 19 August for approximately 5 weeks.
Night works will commence on Thursday evening 15 August, for approximately 4 weeks. Night works will be conducted between 7.00 pm and 7.00 am in order to minimise the impact to road users and businesses and to complete the work safely.
Speed and lane restrictions will be in place in the vicinity of the works and some minor road closures may be required.
If you have any enquiries related to the R2P Project, or would like to register your interest in the project, please telephone 1300 110 906 or email DPTI.r2p@sa.gov.au
Regional bridges upgrade program
The $40 million Australian government- and state government-funded Regional Bridges Upgrade Program will improve road safety and increase freight efficiency by upgrading a number of bridges across South Australia’s regional road network at various locations in the Mid-North, Riverland, Clare Valley, Adelaide Hills and Barossa Valley.
Sturt Highway and Riverland bridges (7 January to August 2019)
A number of regional bridges in the Kingston and Renmark-Paringa districts are being upgraded. Works are scheduled to commence from 7 January 2019 and are expected to be completed by late July 2019, weather permitting, and will include:
- installation of new guard rails and bridge barriers
- widening of road pavement across bridges.
Works will be undertaken from 7.00 am to 5.00 pm, Monday to Saturday each week until the completion of the project.
Lane and speed restrictions will be in place throughout the course of the works.
Bridges schedule for works are located along the Sturt Highway between Kingston On Murray and Renmark and are scheduled as follows:
- Paringa Causeway Bridges 1 and 2 (River Murray Flood Plains) - completed
- Salt Creek Bridge - works commenced 4 February 2019
- Bookmark Creek Bridge - works commenced 12 February 2019
- Kingston Bridge - works commenced 11 February 2019
- During the works the bridge will be closed to oversize and/or overmass heavy vehicle combinations, with a signposted detour via Murraylands Road, Sturt Highway, Kingston Road and return.
- Kingston Bridge Wide Load Detour Route (for heavy vehicles over 3.5m wide) (749.3 KB PDF)
- Paringa Causeway Bridges 3 and 4 (River Murray Flood Plains) - scheduled to commence 19 March 2019.
Start of works notification - Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure
Adelaide Hills - Inverbrackie Bridge and intersection (15 March to August 2019)
Works are scheduled to commence on Friday 15 March 2019 and are expected to be completed by July 2019, weather permitting and will include:
- the replacement of the existing bridge
- an upgrade of the intersection of Onkaparinga Valley and River View Roads, between Woodside and Oakbank.
Works will be undertaken from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday to Saturday each week until the completion of the project.Traffic diversion and speed restrictions will be in place for the duration of the works.
Start of Works notification - Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure
Program schedule
| Region | Bridge | Scheduled commencement |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Hills | Inverbrackie Bridge and intersection | 15 March 2019 - commenced |
| Clare Valley | Skillies Bridge | Completed |
| Farrell Flat Bridge and Road culvert | Completed | |
| Sturt Highway and Riverland | Salt Creek bridge | 4 February 2019 - commenced |
| Bookmark Creek Bridge | 12 January 2019 - commenced | |
| Kingston Bridge | 11 February 2019 - commenced | |
| Paringa Causeway Bridges 1-2 (River Murray Flood Plains) | Completed | |
| Paringa Causeway bridges 3-4 (River Murray Flood Plains) | 19 March 2019 - commenced | |
| Barossa Valley | Stott Highway Bridge | Completed |
| Lyndoch Bridge | Completed | |
| Altona Bridge | April 2019 | |
| Mid North | Rocky River Bridge (near Crystal Brook) | Completed |
