Car traffic rising as journeys on public transport remain below pre-Covid levels

The CSO said that traffic on the roads is below pre-Covid levels, but is nearing parity.

Journeys on public transport remain below pre-Covid levels, as car traffic on the roads draws closer to the numbers seen before the pandemic.

In the week beginning 25 July, the number of public transport journeys were 80% of the number taken in the first week of March 2020, just before the first Covid restrictions were introduced, according to the latest Transport Bulletin from the Central Statistics Office.