However, that decline in traffic volume was more pronounced late in the day with reductions of almost one-third recorded in some places. Transport Infrastructure Ireland said it would take a number of days before the impact of Operation Fanacht on traffic volume became clear. On the N7 between junction 1 M50 and junction1a Newlands Cross there was a 7 per cent decline in traffic volume. In Co Clare on the M18 between junction15 Crusheen and junction16 Gort the fall in traffic volume on Thursday morning was 9 per cent. On the N2, between the Border with Northern Ireland and Mullinderg, Co Monaghan, traffic volume was down by 5 per cent on Thursday morning.

Source: The Irish Times October 09, 2020 06:15 UTC