Merri-bek Freight Conflict Index

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

Plain-English freight signature: Merri-bek recorded 207 heavy-vehicle-involved crash records, 8 fatalities and 78 serious injuries. Heavy-vehicle crashes account for 6.1% of total weighted harm. There are 40 heavy-vehicle crashes overlapping with pedestrians, bicyclists or motorcyclists. TIRTL-matched freight-corridor harm score is 26 across 7 matched heavy-vehicle crash records.

Freight-conflict summary

Council	Score	HV harm	HV FSI	HV crashes	HV+VRU	TIRTL harm
Merri-bek	82.5	1,746	86	207	40	26

TIRTL freight-conflict sites

TIRTL site	Score	Harm	FSI	HV crashes	Harm / m trucks	Truck share
M80 - WRR East of Mahoneys Rd AB Open map	48.6	10	1	1	82.2	6.1%
Tullamarine FWY Outbound - Before M80 Overpass (NB) Open map	47.5	10	1	1	71.9	1.8%
M80 - WRR East of Kathryn St AB Open map	26.9	5	0	4	6.8	6.7%
Tullamarine FWY Inbound - After WRR Interchange (SB) Open map	24.6	1	0	1	8.3	1.6%

Heavy-vehicle crash locations

Location	Harm	FSI	HV crashes	HV+VRU
HOLMES STREET -NICHOLSON STREET / MORELAND ROAD Open map	201	2	3	3
BELL STREET / ROSS STREET Open map	200	2	2	2
WESTERN RING ROAD / WIDFORD STREET Open map	158	6	9	1
SYDNEY ROAD / BARKLY STREET Open map	102	1	3	3
MELVILLE ROAD / BREARLEY PARADE Open map	101	1	2	1
PASCOE VALE ROAD / FINCHLEY AVENUE Open map	100	1	1	0
WESTERN RING ROAD / WESTERN RING IN-TULLAMARINE OUT RAMP Open map	71	6	11	0
WESTERN RING ROAD / TULLAMARINE IN-WESTERN RING IN RAMP Open map	43	4	4	0
METROPOLITAN RING ROAD / MAHONEYS ROAD Open map	41	4	5	0
CITYLINK / MOONEE PONDS CREEK TRAIL Open map	34	3	5	0
WESTERN RING ROAD / HUME-WESTERN RING IN ON RAMP Open map	24	2	5	1
WESTERN RING ROAD / ELECTRIC STREET Open map	23	2	4	0
WESTERN RING ROAD / PASCOE VALE-WESTERN RING IN ON RAMP Open map	21	2	3	0
BELL STREET / CITYLINK IN-BELL OF RAMP Open map	20	2	1	0
METROPOLITAN RING IN-HUME RAMP Open map	20	2	1	0
SYDNEY ROAD / HUME-WESTERN RING IN ON RAMP Open map	20	2	1	0
SYDNEY ROAD / TINNING STREET Open map	20	2	1	1
WESTERN RING ROAD / SYDNEY ROAD Open map	14	1	4	0
BELL STREET / SUSSEX STREET Open map	14	1	2	0
CITYLINK / BRUNSWICK ROAD Open map	13	1	4	0

Freight / vulnerable-road-user overlap locations

Location	Harm	FSI	HV crashes	Ped	Bike	Moto
HOLMES STREET -NICHOLSON STREET / MORELAND ROAD Open map	201	2	3	3	0	0
BELL STREET / ROSS STREET Open map	200	2	2	2	0	0
WESTERN RING ROAD / WIDFORD STREET Open map	158	6	9	0	0	1
SYDNEY ROAD / BARKLY STREET Open map	102	1	3	0	2	1
MELVILLE ROAD / BREARLEY PARADE Open map	101	1	2	0	1	0
WESTERN RING ROAD / HUME-WESTERN RING IN ON RAMP Open map	24	2	5	0	0	1
SYDNEY ROAD / TINNING STREET Open map	20	2	1	0	0	1
BELL STREET / SYDNEY ROAD Open map	11	1	2	1	0	0

Heavy-vehicle mechanism families

Mechanism	Harm	FSI	HV crashes	HV+VRU
Turning / crossing conflict	740	26	49	14
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	393	25	59	1
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	225	4	9	2
Other / mixed mechanism	188	15	49	18
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	188	15	38	2
Object / roadside impact	10	1	1	1
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	2	0	2	2

Heavy-vehicle speed-zone profile

Speed category	Harm	FSI	HV crashes
Urban arterial roads (60–70 km/h)	810	31	74
High-speed roads (80+ km/h)	529	36	88
Low-speed streets (≤40 km/h)	266	7	15
Local streets (50 km/h)	115	10	23
Unknown speed zone	26	2	7

Heavy-vehicle road-geometry profile

Geometry	Harm	FSI	HV crashes
Midblock / not at intersection	959	57	137
Intersection / junction	787	29	70