Load limit reduction

A 15-tonne load limit on Gipps Street Bridge will be introduced from 5pm Friday 28 June 2024. This load limit reduction, in combination with the 20km/h speed limit over the bridge, will help extend the service life of this vital piece of infrastructure until it can be replaced.

The load limit does not impact garbage collection or public transport, but any heavy vehicle with an operational mass exceeding 15 tonnes needing to access the East Beach area from Regent Street/Gipps Street intersection will now need to enter from the Princes Highway via Rosebrook, and then via Woodbine Road and Skenes Road. Heavy vehicles from the east will need to enter Port Fairy from the Princes Highway via Regent Street or Bank Street.