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.