A resident of Campbell Road for 40 years, Graeme Harding, said the trucks had caused massive damage to the road.

Campbell Road, has a 10-tonne load limit for traffic but

the load limit signs often disappear.

Mr Harding said last week he became fed up with the volume of what he believed to be 40- to 60-tonne trucks using the road and reported it to Macedon Ranges Council.

"It's been happening for the past two months, but we haven't had a burst like this. In the past couple of days, there's been about 200 to 300 each day.

"I'm not a road expert, but between one end of Campbell Road to the other there would be several hundred thousands of dollars damage."

Mr Harding said the council acknowledged the problem but it was unable to do anything about it because the signs had been removed.

"The letter of the law says until they put the sign up, council couldn't do anything as technically the trucks were not breaking the law."

Mr Harding urged residents to report trucking infringements of the load limit to the council.

"The council has responded in a positive manner. It's just a shame it's taken someone complaining."

Patricia Perrie, who runs the Natural Choices clinic at the end of Campbell Road, said she had noticed a lot more truck traffic on the road of late.

"The multitude of trucks using the road makes my intersection dangerous. I think they're using it as a shortcut."

The council's director of sustainable environment and infrastructure, Dale Thornton, said the council had been advised the sign at the Gisborne end of the road had been removed about two weeks ago.

He said a new sign was expected to be back up last week.

"We want the sign there and we need the sign there, but it disappears on a regular basis.

"It's obviously urgent the sign goes back up."

He said once the sign was back up, the council would advise police and penalties would be imposed on trucks over the 10-tonne limit illegally using the road.

Mr Thornton said the trucks were travelling to and from Heather Road, Gisborne.

He said Campbell Road had shown signs of some damage with potholes over the last week.

The council would raise the issue with the developer of the estate to seek compensation, he said.