Irish Examiner view: Gridlock in Cork City comes with a cost  

Motorists face months of frustration as global survey shows Cork drivers lose an average of 68 hours a year in traffic jams

There is a pressing need for leadership to be shown on this matter, because gaining notoriety for gridlock is not a badge of honour for any city. Picture: Larry Cummins

The news that Cork is the 71st most-congested city in the world — according to the Inrix 2022 Global Traffic Scorecard — is nothing to be celebrated but, if nothing else, it’s timely, acting as an official endorsement of views expressed at a meeting of Cork City Council earlier this week.

That meeting dealt with the levels of traffic and congestion in the city, and councillors were told that traffic problems would ease next September, with city officials defending changes made to improve the management of traffic within the city centre.