Source: New Zealand Transport Agency
People using the State Highway 1 and State Highway 5 roundabout at Taupō will have noticed the Commercial Vehicle Safety Centre being built is well advanced.
The administration building has been shifted to site, and most of the below-ground work at the centre and on the roads leading to it is in place.
This includes a 16.8-metre long and 5.2m wide weighbridge. The in-road weigh-in-motion scales on the 5 roads heading towards the safety centre have been installed. Work on the camera technology and Variable Message Signs (VMS) is progressing.
At the site, fences, gates and landscaping are underway. When the weather is warmer the final asphalt sealing work will be done within the main CVSC site.
The Taupō centre includes a stock effluent tank disposal facility to help stock carriers minimise spills on the highway.
The site will be operational in April 2026.
Taupō commercial vehicle safety centre
How it all works:
In-road scales and automatic number-plate readers screen passing commercial vehicles. If the vehicle is of interest to police, the number-plate recognition cameras linked to the VMS boards will alert drivers to pull into the centre.
Police officers can then check on vehicle weight, road-user charges, certificate of fitness, logbook accuracy and driver impairment.
Administration building and weigh bridge at Taupō commercial vehicle safety centre.
