Planned Road Closures in the Australian Capital Territory

A real-time feed of planned road closures in the Australian Capital Territory, sourced from submitted Temporary Traffic Management plans. The data includes fields for project title, closure type, road names, start and end times in Unix format, and geographic coordinates. It is published by the ACT Government's TCCS organization.

Use Cases

• Analyze traffic disruption patterns by mapping Closure start time and Closure end time against the Type field (e.g., road works, special event).
• Build a predictive model for closure duration using Closure start time, Closure end time, and Reason for road closure as features.
• Create a real-time map visualization of active closures by plotting Geometry coordinates with Roads closed labels.
• Identify common causes for road closures by performing text analysis on the Reason for road closure and Describe activity fields.

Strengths

• Provides real-time data on planned closures, updated via a live stream.
• Includes geographic coordinates (Geometry) for spatial analysis and mapping.
• Categorizes closures by specific Type, including light rail, road works, and emergency events.

Limitations

• Unknown data volume and row count, limiting assessment of statistical significance.
• Relies on manual submission of TTM plans, which may introduce reporting delays or omissions.
• Closure times are in Unix format, requiring conversion for human-readable analysis.

Provenance

Source

ACT Government Open Data, published by TCCS (Transport Canberra & City Services).

Collection Method

Data is generated from submitted Temporary Traffic Management (TTM) plans.

Time Range

Covers current and upcoming planned closures; temporal extent depends on submission dates.

Freshness

Updated in near real-time based on plan submissions; last metadata update was March 24, 2026.

Geography

Spatial coverage is limited to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).