Truck stops and roadhouses were reopened over last the weekend (22 August) to support the State’s trucking and freight industry.
Police Commissioner, Mick Fuller said he advocated for a solution to strike a balance between road safety and the delivery of essential goods while enforcing the Public Health Orders to limit the spread of the COVID-19 Delta strain.
Commissioner Fuller acknowledged NSW Health for working closely with the police to ensure the State’s transportation workers were able to conduct their work safely.
“As the State is coping with lockdown measures to limit the spread of COVID-19, the delivery of essential goods is more important than ever,” Commissioner Fuller said.
“Our essential transportation workers need to have the access to truck-stop facilities to ensure that they can revive and refresh to ensure that they can manage their fatigue as they perform these vital delivery and freight services,” he said.
“Each day during this pandemic, we are encountering new and emerging issues and I thank NSW Health for working so swiftly with us to resolve this very important issue.”
Commissioner Fuller said roadside trucking services, such as dedicated service stations and roadhouses, were able to reopen to provide trucking workers with the amenities they needed to conduct their operations safely and efficiently.
“This will include dining, showers and toilet amenities,” he said.
“These services and facilities will not be open to the public.”
Commissioner Fuller said the roadhouses were required to develop COVID-safe plans to ensure that business operations complied with Public Health Order restrictions.
