# Melbourne Traffic Intelligence Update

Generated 2026-08-03T18:03:19. Data windows: SCATS 2026-04-08 to 2026-08-01; TIRTL 2026-05-23 to 2026-08-01.

## Media-ready headline

Fresh public traffic data has been processed into a same-day intelligence pack showing high-volume signal sites, major truck-volume locations, truck-share hotspots and quality-controlled change findings.

## Headline numbers

- SCATS: 13,658,001,167 vehicle movements across 4,619 sites.
- TIRTL: 839,527,416 vehicles, including 126,199,426 trucks.
- TIRTL truck share: 15.03%.
- Validated TIRTL freight-share uplifts: 0.
- TIRTL comparisons held for coverage review: 184.

## Named findings

- The busiest named SCATS site was EASTERN Freeway OFF RAMP / HODDLE - Abbotsford, with 16,485,195 movements.
- The strongest provisional SCATS change candidate was MIDLAND Highway / ARCHER - Shepparton, with a first/latest difference of 135,453.14 movements per day. This remains provisional pending a SCATS completeness gate.
- The heaviest named TIRTL truck location was PFW 125m East of Kororoit Creek Road (OB) (westbound) - ALTONA NORTH, with 1,048,291 classified truck passings.
- The highest truck-share named hotspot was Dohertys Rd (WB) (westbound) - ALTONA NORTH, with a 34.28% truck share.
- No TIRTL freight-share uplift candidate met the complete-week, interval-equivalence, minimum-volume and truck-share quality requirements for this release.
- 184 TIRTL site-heading comparisons were placed in coverage review and excluded from the public uplift ranking.

## Caution

Location names should be manually checked before publication. TIRTL coverage-review rows are not traffic-growth findings, and SCATS first/latest changes remain provisional. The data identifies measured patterns, not their cause.