Weighbridge hurdles

EIGHBRIDGES are a contentious issue in Australian road transport folklore. Most states and territories have scaled back static weighbridges and focused on mobile enforcement instead.

However, in New South Wales, weighbridges, or Heavy Vehicle Safety Stations (HVSS), have expanded over the years and now operate around the clock.

The two main ones, of course, are at Mt White and Marulan. They capture heavy vehicle traffic heading in and out of Sydney from the two main arterial routes, with traffic from the ACT