5.6.1.7  Freight movements in greater Adelaide

Table 76 shows the daily vehicle kilometres travelled by vehicle type between major O/D pairs in the greater Adelaide region. This shows freight traffic constitutes a relatively high proportion of traffic for some O/D pairs, in particular for travel between the West Torrens and Adelaide City SA3 regions.

Table 76: Daily VKT by vehicle type between major O/D pairs in the greater Adelaide region

 

 

Utilisation
(VKT/day)

Utilisation
(VKT/day)

Utilisation
(VKT/day)

LCV & HCV
as % of daily
VKT

From

To

Car

LCV

HCV

 

West Torrens

Adelaide City

137,333

10,150

8,809

12.1%

Charles Sturt

Adelaide City

151,765

8,573

7,405

9.5%

Port Adelaide - West

Charles Sturt

233,181

11,448

6,915

7.3%

West Torrens

Charles Sturt

187,452

8,543

5,616

7.0%

Salisbury

Playford

301,469

12,097

7,959

6.2%

Salisbury

Port Adelaide - East

180,699

7,065

4,241

5.9%

Tea Tree Gully

Salisbury

313,835

9,092

4,814

4.2%

Onkaparinga

Marion

386,135

9,795

6,448

4.0%

Mitcham

Marion

163,163

4,808

1,939

4.0%

Onkaparinga

Mitcham

235,487

4,894

4,784

3.9%

Source: Infrastructure Australia analysis of data from Veitch Lister Consulting (2014f)

Key freight routes within Adelaide run between the south, north and western parts of the city. This leads to a convergence of freight to the west of central Adelaide to connect with the Port and the north-west. The SA Integrated Transport and Land Use Plan prioritises upgrades of the North-South Corridor including the Northern Expressway, Northern Connector and South Road, and separation of freight and passenger rail at Goodwood Junction.