Hi there,

The NHVR is working with the Victorian Government Department of Transport and Planning (DTP) in preparation for the launch of the Heavy Vehicle Structural Assessment Permit System (HVSAPS) on 12 January 2026.

HVSAPS will remove the need for manual bridge assessments for DTP, with a goal of providing Class One and PBS operators faster consent approvals for Victorian state-controlled roads and reduce administrative burden.

HVSAPS is directly accessible through NHVR Go. You can access HVSAPS from the new Access Assessment tool, available under the access permits menu, by selecting ‘Access Assessment’. At launch the new tool will only be accessible to PBS operators but will be expanded to Class One operators in the second quarter of 2026.

The NHVR has HVSAPS permit FAQs available through the website alongside general ‘Access Management’ information, however DTP is the lead agency for this project. Link to HVSAPS FAQs.

All enquiries about HVSAPS should be directed to hvsaps_support@transport.vic.gov.au

We've just released feature updates for Road and Network Management:

• Manage structures: all road managers can now manage structures displayed on the National Network Map including bridges and culverts using self service tools in NHVR Go. New structures can be added and the asset identifier, name and spatial location can be specified.
• Search map for assets: map search has been enhanced to allow for searching for assets including bridges, culverts and level crossings. Assets can be found by asset identifier or name.

To see what we're currently working on for the next release click on the NHVR Go Roadmap button.

‘NHVR Go’ is the new name for the NHVR Portal. The refreshed design and brand of the Portal will see NHVR Go become the heavy vehicle hub driving customers forward.

While NHVR Go will offer the same tools and services as the Portal, the improved look and feel reflects the NHVR’s commitment to gearing up for the future.

Through NHVR Go, road managers and industry have access to regulatory tools and services through a single, digital destination.

NHVR Go will continue to embed growing technological offerings in 2025, including the National Network Map which offers a single and authoritative location for the heavy vehicle industry to map journeys across state and territory borders for their entire fleet.

The NHVR will soon roll out an improved intelligent route planner, integrated within the map, to enable faster journey planning and better efficiencies for operators.

We've just released feature updates for the National Network Map:

• Measuring tools: two new tools are available on the National Network Map allowing for measuring distance between points on the map or the radius from a centre point on the map. This will assist users needing to measure distances especially when conducting adhoc swept path analysis.

To see what we're currently working on for the next release click on the NHVR Go Roadmap button.

We've just released feature updates for Road and Network Management:

• Network Update Request enhancements: assets including structures and level crossings are now displayed on the underlying network when preparing a network update request. When an approval, condition or restriction is added to a road segment associated with an asset the asset will display the appropriate colour upon save.
• Bulk import network segment enhancements: now Road Managers have the ability to prepare bulk import of access changes on standalone networks and through network updates requests. Additional filter options are also available including deselection of unmanaged or co-managed segments.

To see what we're currently working on for the next release click on the NHVR Go Roadmap button.

We've just released feature updates for Road and Network Management:

• Network Features Points: new self-service tools to add ‘point’ features on a network map to highlight network features such as turn restrictions.
• Bulk import network segments: now Road Managers have the ability to prepare bulk import of access changes on networks in a spreadsheet format as an advanced way of implementing a large number of changes in a more efficient way not possible using the graphical Network Management Tools. Bulk import includes ability to import by asset (e.g. bridge/culvert identifiers) and the ability apply access from other networks.
• Co-managed road network update workflow: new support for self-service update of road segments with more than one access decision maker and ability for network update requests to be performed with workflow to ensure each road manager is notified and must provide consent prior to the update proceeding.

To see what we're currently working on for the next release click on the Portal Roadmap button.

We've just released feature updates for Road and Network Management:

• Fix performance issues with large network updates: for network updates with greater than 200+ road segments, subsequent updates would result in very sluggish behaviour and in some instance the browser would crash. This issues has now been fixed.
• Email notifications for approval of draft network updates: where a network update has been drafted on behalf of a Road Manager by the NHVR an automated email notification will be sent to request review and approval of the network update request is sent.

To see what we're currently working on for the next release click on the Portal Roadmap button.

We've just released feature updates for the National Network Map:

• On hover display council road manager: now when the Boundaries layers are switched on (from the 'Layers and controls' feature) upon hovering over an area of the map the name of the council road manager will appear helping to see at a glance who manages the local roads.
• New tabs 'Networks' and 'Access' when viewing a network map: previously network details and access instrument details where displayed in one panel with the access instruments hidden at the bottom of the panel. Now the Networks appear in one tab and another tab provides the access instrument details including links to the notice/permit scheme/preapproval and operator guide.
• Bridges, culverts and level crossings: now all bridges, culverts and level crossings display prominently on the network map. Previously only certain bridges would display prominently on the network map.

To see what we're currently working on for the next release click on the Portal Roadmap button.

We've just released feature updates for Road and Network Management:

• Select all networks to clone network updates: for network updates that need to be applied to all or the majority of networks a new 'select all networks' toggle switch has been added. Previously if the update had to be applied to 30+ networks each network needed to be selected individually. Now you can toggle all networks and deselect the ones that don't apply.
• Total distance in kilometers: now the total distance of road network updates in kilometers is available for Network Updates. This will allow searching for network updates by the 'size' of the update.

To see what we're currently working on for the next release click on the Portal Roadmap button.

We've just released feature updates for the National Network Map:

• Fix shaded areas not displaying at certain zoom level: previously shaded areas on network maps would disappear when zooming into the network map at certain zoom levels. This issues has now been fixed.

To see what we're currently working on for the next release click on the Portal Roadmap button.