Australia’s worst cities for traffic are revealed with surprising results
New research shows commuters in Australia’s busiest city spend 92 hours a year stuck in traffic, burning more than $200 in fuel.
Novated Lease found that Melbourne is the most congested city in the country, based on a travel time of 10km. On average, Melbourne residents take 21 minutes to travel 10km.
Motorists in Victoria’s capital city spend 92 hours in traffic jams every year, emitting 247kg of pollution.
The leasing company calculated that traffic congestion cost motorists in Melbourne $205 in petrol each year.
Motorists in Sydney spend 10 percent less time in traffic jams per year, but drive slightly slower than Melbourne residents at 22 minutes per 10km.
Sydney residents’ cars emit an average of 211kg of pollution. To counter this, 85 trees would be needed.
The cities with the most traffic congestion are Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth, Hobart, Newcastle, Gold Coast, Canberra and Wollongong.
The day with the highest traffic congestion in 2023 was March 8, when traffic congestion increased by about 15 percent.
Commuters in Australia’s most congested city spend 92 hours a year stuck in traffic, burning more than $200 in fuel, new research shows (stock image)
Melbourne (pictured) is the city with the most traffic jams in the country. 10 km takes 21 minutes.
The entire radio system on Sydney’s train network failed and all trains came to a standstill.
Motorists in Adelaide spend around three full days in traffic each year. During peak hours from 4pm to 5pm, travel time is just 25 minutes per 10km.
The Victorian government has been forced to cut infrastructure spending as accountants cover projects with $156 billion in government debt.
The government is cutting infrastructure spending from $24 billion to $15.6 billion over the next four years.
Major road projects currently under construction include a tunnel that will provide an alternative to the West Gate Bridge.
But costs for a series of 28 joint state and Commonwealth projects have already risen by $12 billion since December.
These include the costs of three regional rail improvements, suburban road projects, the state’s most expensive toll road, the North East Link, and major motorway interchanges.
For the Novated Lease study, data from navigation company TomTom were used. Due to the availability of data, only the areas in the top 10 were included.