Melbourne Freight Conflict Index

Heavy-vehicle crash harm, vulnerable-road-user overlap and TIRTL freight exposure where available.

Plain-English freight signature: Melbourne recorded 488 heavy-vehicle-involved crash records, 15 fatalities and 206 serious injuries. Heavy-vehicle crashes account for 8.1% of total weighted harm. There are 118 heavy-vehicle crashes overlapping with pedestrians, bicyclists or motorcyclists. TIRTL-matched freight-corridor harm score is 87 across 28 matched heavy-vehicle crash records.

Freight-conflict summary

Council	Score	HV harm	HV FSI	HV crashes	HV+VRU	TIRTL harm
Melbourne	97.8	3,972	221	488	118	87

TIRTL freight-conflict sites

TIRTL site	Score	Harm	FSI	HV crashes	Harm / m trucks	Truck share
M1 West Gate Bridge Inbound (EB) Open map	73.6	51	4	14	50.7	7.6%
M1 West Gate Bridge Outbound (WB) Open map	70.5	36	2	14	28.1	7.5%

Heavy-vehicle crash locations

Location	Harm	FSI	HV crashes	HV+VRU
FOOTSCRAY ROAD / DOCK LINK ROAD Open map	243	6	8	4
SPENCER STREET / HAWKE STREET Open map	121	3	3	1
WEST GATE FREEWAY / WEST GATE IN-WEST GATE IN RAMP Open map	115	2	6	1
DOCK LINK ROAD / DOCK LINK ROAD Open map	110	2	2	2
LORIMER STREET / HALL STREET Open map	110	2	2	1
PEEL STREET / VICTORIA STREET Open map	110	2	2	1
WEST GATE IN-KINGS RAMP / NORMANBY ROAD Open map	110	2	1	0
Unknown location Open map	101	1	1	1
ANDERSON ROAD / APPLETON DOCK ROAD Open map	100	1	1	1
APPLETON DOCK ROAD / ANDERSON ROAD Open map	100	1	1	1
EASTWOOD STREET / MACAULAY ROAD Open map	100	1	1	1
HOSIER LANE / RUTLEDGE LANE Open map	100	1	1	1
KING STREET / PHOENIX LANE Open map	100	1	1	1
SPENCER STREET / COLLINS STREET Open map	100	1	1	1
ELLIOT AVENUE / MACARTHUR ROAD Open map	86	7	1	0
CITYLINK / LORIMER STREET Open map	75	6	14	0
DYNON ROAD / DYNON-CITYLINK OUT ON RAMP Open map	70	7	4	2
WEST GATE FREEWAY / BAY TRAIL Open map	64	4	23	1
CITYLINK / RACECOURSE-CITYLINK IN ON RAMP Open map	63	6	5	1
WEST GATE FREEWAY / MONTAGUE STREET Open map	54	5	6	0

Freight / vulnerable-road-user overlap locations

Location	Harm	FSI	HV crashes	Ped	Bike	Moto
FOOTSCRAY ROAD / DOCK LINK ROAD Open map	243	6	8	1	1	2
SPENCER STREET / HAWKE STREET Open map	121	3	3	0	1	0
WEST GATE FREEWAY / WEST GATE IN-WEST GATE IN RAMP Open map	115	2	6	0	0	1
DOCK LINK ROAD / DOCK LINK ROAD Open map	110	2	2	0	2	0
LORIMER STREET / HALL STREET Open map	110	2	2	0	1	0
PEEL STREET / VICTORIA STREET Open map	110	2	2	1	0	0
Unknown location Open map	101	1	1	0	0	1
ANDERSON ROAD / APPLETON DOCK ROAD Open map	100	1	1	0	0	1
APPLETON DOCK ROAD / ANDERSON ROAD Open map	100	1	1	0	0	1
EASTWOOD STREET / MACAULAY ROAD Open map	100	1	1	0	1	0
HOSIER LANE / RUTLEDGE LANE Open map	100	1	1	1	0	0
KING STREET / PHOENIX LANE Open map	100	1	1	0	1	0
SPENCER STREET / COLLINS STREET Open map	100	1	1	1	0	0
DYNON ROAD / DYNON-CITYLINK OUT ON RAMP Open map	70	7	4	1	1	0
WEST GATE FREEWAY / BAY TRAIL Open map	64	4	23	0	0	1
CITYLINK / RACECOURSE-CITYLINK IN ON RAMP Open map	63	6	5	0	0	1
YARRA BANK HIGHWAY / POWER STREET Open map	50	5	1	1	0	0
WEST GATE FREEWAY / CITYLINK IN-WEST GATE OUT RAMP Open map	35	3	7	0	0	1
DOCKLANDS HIGHWAY / FOOTSCRAY ROAD Open map	33	3	4	0	0	1

Heavy-vehicle mechanism families

Mechanism	Harm	FSI	HV crashes	HV+VRU
Turning / crossing conflict	1,406	67	130	48
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	885	57	133	6
Other / mixed mechanism	851	51	104	42
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	611	35	95	10
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	210	11	17	9
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	9	0	9	3

Heavy-vehicle speed-zone profile

Speed category	Harm	FSI	HV crashes
Urban arterial roads (60–70 km/h)	1,490	83	144
High-speed roads (80+ km/h)	1,165	89	200
Low-speed streets (≤40 km/h)	639	24	61
Local streets (50 km/h)	605	21	53
Unknown speed zone	73	4	30

Heavy-vehicle road-geometry profile

Geometry	Harm	FSI	HV crashes
Midblock / not at intersection	2,115	139	320
Intersection / junction	1,857	82	168