Ban on major roadworks in Cork City over festive season in bid to prevent traffic congestion

A ban on major road works in the heart of Cork City will come into effect within weeks in a bid to prevent chronic traffic congestion over the festive period.

Cork’s business leaders have also welcomed indications from garda bosses that, resource permitting, extra gardaí will be deployed at key pinch-points in a bid to keep traffic moving.

The news emerged after a meeting between members of the Cork Business Association (CBA), senior gardaí and city officials in the wake of chronic congestion in the city centre last month.