Why is there a single toll point for heavy vehicles and long heavy vehicles on the West Gate Freeway?

Trucks will pay a toll on the upgraded West Gate Freeway in order to use the improved freeway, tunnels and connections to Hyde Street, the port and CityLink.

Trucks will pay the same whether they use the West Gate Tunnel or the West Gate Bridge. This will help take cost out of a truck driver’s route decision, so they will choose the shortest, most efficient route rather than the cheapest route.

This is a deliberate decision to help spread truck traffic across the freeway network, reduce the number of trucks on the bridge and reduce the number of kilometres travelled by trucks in the inner west.