Traffic levels remain lower than pre-pandemic but gap is closing

The CSO data shows car traffic volumes were 89.3% higher in Dublin and 115.3% higher in selected regional sites compared with week one of 2021. Picture: Larry Cummins

Car traffic volumes in Ireland have not yet returned to the levels they were at pre-Covid pandemic, but the gap between 2021 and 2019 is closing.

That is according to figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) which shows the number of cars on the road is now at 86% of what it was in Dublin, and 90% in regional areas, when compared with levels from June 2019.