The number of cars on Cork’s roads has increased substantially from this time last year, according to data from Transport Infrastructure Ireland.
Last Friday, the volume of traffic on the N40 from Kinsale Road to Douglas was 60% higher than it was on the same date in 2021.
The road is one of 15 monitored for the national daily report, which is compiled by analysing data from traffic counters and cameras.
The counters clocked 14,655 vehicles on the N40 from 7am to 10am on February 4 , 2022, compared to 9,325 on February 4, 2021.
