Western Australia Heavy Vehicle Restricted Access Network

Main Roads Western Australia provides geospatial data on roads restricted for heavy vehicles like 8-tonne-per-axle low loaders. The dataset is updated weekly and covers the state of Western Australia. Specific row and column counts are unavailable.

Use Cases

• Route planning for 8 Tpa Low Loader vehicles by analyzing network restrictions and road attributes.
• Spatial analysis of the HVS network coverage across Western Australia using geographic features.
• Monitoring changes in the Overmass or RAV network by comparing weekly data updates.
• Integrating network data with other transport datasets using spatial join keys for logistics modeling.

Strengths

• Weekly update frequency ensures current road restriction information.
• Spatial coverage is explicitly defined for the entire state of Western Australia.
• Data is provided in multiple standard geospatial formats including GeoJSON, KML, and CSV.

Limitations

• The dataset description warns that information changes frequently and users must confirm its currency, indicating potential staleness between updates.
• No sample data, row count, or column schema is provided, making initial assessment difficult.
• Relies on an external portal as the official source, requiring users to verify data independently.

Provenance

Source

Main Roads Western Australia

Collection Method

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Time Range

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Freshness

Weekly

Geography

Western Australia