Volume of cars on Irish roads almost back to pre-pandemic levels

Early morning traffic on the South Link Road in Cork. Traffic levels are almost back to pre-pandemic levels, the CSO said.Picture: Denis Minihane.

The volume of cars is returning to pre-pandemic levels, while the amount of lorries on roads are now exceeding the same period last year, according to Central Statistics Office (CSO) data.

A transport bulletin from the statistics body measuring the beginning of March until August 8 found that journeys by rail and bus were 57% were lower than before Covid-19.