Source: Transport Infrastructure Ireland
In line with the lifting of the remaining COVID-19 restrictions, traffic count data increased since the beginning of the year. Car traffic volumes in Dublin increased by 29% between the first week of January and the last week of March, but remained below pre COVID-19 levels. For the week beginning 28 March 2022 (week 13), the volumes were 8% lower than the same week in 2019. Data for selected regional sites followed the same trends. The volumes of private cars in selected regional sites were 11% lower compared with the same week in 2019. See table 1.1, figure 1.1 and figure 1.2.
The impact of COVID-19 restrictions on heavy goods vehicles (HGV) traffic during 2020 and 2021 was not as strong as it was for cars. HGV traffic in Dublin and selected regional sites dropped around the March 2022 bank holidays but still surpassed 2019 levels in March 2022. For the week beginning 28 March 2022, (week 13), HGV traffic volumes were 5% higher in regional sites compared with the same week in 2019. See table 1.2, figure 1.3 and figure 1.4.
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