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Overweight vehicles

Permit Applications

Overweight Permit

Overweight vehicles must obtain an overweight permit from Auckland City if they wish to travel on any of the Auckland Local Authority Roads with axle and/or weight configurations that exceed the national guidelines.

If the applicant has an overweight permit from Transit NZ covering the Auckland City area, it is not necessary to apply for an overweight permit from Auckland City Council to travel on the local authority roads.

However, if the applicant already has a Transit permit but wishes to cross any of the bridges or tunnels within Auckland City, they must still obtain an overbridge permit from Auckland City Council.

Overbridge Permit

All applicants must apply for an overbridge permit from Auckland City Council to cross any structures such as bridges, tunnels etc along the route within Auckland City.

Contact Details

All overweight and overbridge permit from Auckland City can be obtained by contacting GHD Limited with phone (09) 261-1560 and fax (09) 262-8340.

All Transit permits can be obtained by contacting Ernest Welthagen at Transit Auckland, phone (09) 368 2000.

All overdimension permits can be obtained by contacting Land Transport New Zealand (LTNZ), Overdimension Permit Issuing Agency (OPIA) Helpdesk, freephone 0800 OVERSIZE (0800 683 774) and fax 06 953 6313.

Note: 24 hours notice is required for both overweight and overbridge permits. For loads requiring an engineering review, this may take longer and the operator will be contacted.

Renewals

To renew an existing permit, operators should forward by fax a copy of this permit with a covering letter detailing the period of renewal required. A copy of the relevant Transit permit page that details axle information and the expiry date should also be forwarded. Contact GHD Limited with phone (09) 261-1560 and fax (09) 262-8340.

Route Maps

Auckland City has specified routes throughout the city which overweight and over dimension vehicles can travel. Vehicles must use the approved route as far as possible to access their destination.

Principal overweight route

The current approved route can be used by overweight permitted vehicles and should be used as far as possible for vehicles to reach their destinations.

Principal overweight route (741kb PDF)

Special overweight route

The current approved route can be used by overweight vehicles in special circumstances, but prior approval must be obtained from Auckland City in every instance.

Special overweight route (718kb PDF)

Overdimension route

In green - The current approved route can be used by overdimension permitted vehicles and should be used as far as possible for vehicles to reach their destinations.

Overdimension route (727kb PDF)

Full map of overweight/overdimension routes

Overweight/overdimension routes (1,120kb PDF)

Vehicles must use the approved route wherever possible to access their destination

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