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Traffic volumes in city down 30% since level three restrictions were reintroduced

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Traffic volumes in city down 30% since level three restrictions were reintroduced

Galway Bay fm newsroom - Traffic volumes in Galway city are down 31% since level three restrictions were reintroduced in October.

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Figures released by Transport Infrastructure Ireland show there were 2,528 car journeys on the N6 Bóthar na dTreabh on Monday morning this week - that's compared to over 3,600 on the morning of October 1st 2020.

According to the report, vehicle journeys on Bóthar na dTreabh were down by 44% on Monday morning compared to the same day in 2020.

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Traffic along the city route was also down by 2% week-on-week.

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Nationwide traffic volumes show a decrease compared with Monday 4th January and a significant decrease compared with those before Level 3 restrictions were put in place.

In the case of regional cities, car journeys were down by 9% in Waterford, and up 1% in Limerick and 3% in Cork compared to the same morning last week.

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