Heavy vehicles making through journeys on Sydney’s Stoney Creek Road corridor will be required to use the M5 East and M8 motorways under a new NSW Government scheme expected to shift up to 1,900 trucks a day off suburban roads.
The government says cameras will be installed along the corridor and trucks that should be using the motorway network will face a $241 fine.
What changes for operators
The proposal is aimed at through-trucks rather than vehicles that need local access. The government says the arrangement will operate on a similar principle to the NorthConnex scheme, where certain heavy vehicles are required to use the motorway rather than parallel local roads.
For operators, the important detail will be the final definition of a through journey, the commencement date, camera locations, exemptions and how local deliveries and legitimate local access are treated.
Toll assistance promised
The NSW Government has also announced an assistance package for heavy-vehicle operators. It says the measures will support smaller operators and encourage more off-peak freight movements, including reducing truck tolls to the equivalent car toll where eligible trucks use the motorway overnight.
The government says the combined measures are expected to remove up to 1,900 trucks a day from the Stoney Creek Road corridor.
What WWTG will watch
The announcement establishes the policy direction, but operators will need the detailed operating rules before the practical cost and route implications can be fully assessed.
WWTG will watch for the commencement date, eligibility for the overnight toll reduction, enforcement arrangements, exemptions and the final treatment of trucks with business on the local corridor.
Source: NSW Government ministerial release, “Getting trucks off Stoney Creek Road and onto motorways”, 30 September 2026.