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EastLink the vital link
In addition to being an essential route for large numbers of motorists, EastLink is also a vital link in the supply chains of retailers and manufacturers across Melbourne.
Each workday, EastLink typically carries:
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20,000 trips by heavy commercial vehicles, plus
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23,000 trips by light commercial vehicles.
These commercial vehicles include:
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Semi-trailers delivering food and products to shops and supermarkets
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Tankers delivering fuel to service stations
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Postal and courier vehicles delivering urgent items and online shopping
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Heavy freight vehicles delivering materials to construction sites
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Tipper trucks moving earth and rocks to and from work sites
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Container transporters delivering imports and collecting exports
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Overdimensional vehicles delivering large construction vehicles and mobile offices
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Cranes travelling between construction sites
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Waste and recycling vehicles taking waste to recycling centres.
Images of EastLink taken from a Mercedes truck cab:
Taking an onramp to EastLink Driving through an EastLink tunnel
Looking out for other traffic Under an EastLink footbridge
Under the Monash Fwy bridges Taking an offramp from EastLink
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