diff --git a/traffxml/traff_model.cpp b/traffxml/traff_model.cpp
index e7cd9a515..7343cdb66 100644
--- a/traffxml/traff_model.cpp
+++ b/traffxml/traff_model.cpp
@@ -159,6 +159,21 @@ bool IsoTime::operator> (IsoTime & rhs)
   return t_lhs > t_rhs;
 }
 
+bool operator==(TrafficImpact const & lhs, TrafficImpact const & rhs)
+{
+  if ((lhs.m_speedGroup == traffic::SpeedGroup::TempBlock)
+      && (rhs.m_speedGroup == traffic::SpeedGroup::TempBlock))
+    return true;
+  return (lhs.m_speedGroup == rhs.m_speedGroup)
+      && (lhs.m_maxspeed == rhs.m_maxspeed)
+      && (lhs.m_delayMins == rhs.m_delayMins);
+}
+
+bool operator==(Point const & lhs, Point const & rhs)
+{
+  return lhs.m_coordinates == rhs.m_coordinates;
+}
+
 openlr::LocationReferencePoint Point::ToLrp()
 {
   openlr::LocationReferencePoint result;
@@ -166,6 +181,15 @@ openlr::LocationReferencePoint Point::ToLrp()
   return result;
 }
 
+bool operator==(TraffLocation const & lhs, TraffLocation const & rhs)
+{
+  return (lhs.m_from == rhs.m_from)
+      && (lhs.m_at == rhs.m_at)
+      && (lhs.m_via == rhs.m_via)
+      && (lhs.m_notVia == rhs.m_notVia)
+      && (lhs.m_to == rhs.m_to);
+}
+
 openlr::LinearLocationReference TraffLocation::ToLinearLocationReference(bool backwards)
 {
   openlr::LinearLocationReference locationReference;
diff --git a/traffxml/traff_model.hpp b/traffxml/traff_model.hpp
index b73c28ce5..291319c4f 100644
--- a/traffxml/traff_model.hpp
+++ b/traffxml/traff_model.hpp
@@ -226,6 +226,17 @@ enum class EventType
  */
 struct TrafficImpact
 {
+  /**
+   * @brief Whether two `TrafficImpact` instances are equal.
+   *
+   * Instances are considered equal if both have a speed group of `TempBlock`, in which case other
+   * members are not compared. Otherwise, they are equal if, and only if, all three members hold
+   * identical values between both instances.
+   */
+  // Non-member friend as member operators do not work with std::optional
+  friend bool operator==(TrafficImpact const & lhs, TrafficImpact const & rhs);
+  friend bool operator!=(TrafficImpact const & lhs, TrafficImpact const & rhs) { return !(lhs == rhs); }
+
   /**
    * @brief The speed group for the affected segments, or `traffic::SpeedGroup::Unknown` if unknown.
    */
@@ -244,6 +255,15 @@ struct TrafficImpact
 
 struct Point
 {
+  /**
+   * @brief Whether two points are equal.
+   *
+   * Two points are equal if, and only if, their coordinates are. Other attributes are not compared.
+   */
+  // Non-member friend as member operators do not work with std::optional
+  friend bool operator==(Point const & lhs, Point const & rhs);
+  friend bool operator!=(Point const & lhs, Point const & rhs) { return !(lhs == rhs); }
+
   /**
    * @brief Converts the point to an OpenLR location reference point.
    *
@@ -262,6 +282,21 @@ struct Point
 
 struct TraffLocation
 {
+  /**
+   * @brief Whether two locations are equal.
+   *
+   * Two locations are equal if, and only if, they contain the same points in the same roles.
+   *
+   * @todo Road class and ramps are not compared, though these values are used by the decoder. Not
+   * comparing these values could lead to two seemingly equal locations resolving to a different
+   * path. However, given that comparison only takes place between messages with identical IDs
+   * (indicating both refer to the same event at the same location), such a situation is highly
+   * unlikely to occur in practice.
+   */
+  // Non-member friend as member operators do not work with std::optional
+  friend bool operator==(TraffLocation const & lhs, TraffLocation const & rhs);
+  friend bool operator!=(TraffLocation const & lhs, TraffLocation const & rhs) { return !(lhs == rhs); }
+
   /**
    * @brief Converts the location to an OpenLR linear location reference.
    *