The Limerick Cordon Report offers a detailed snapshot into inbound traffic flows into the city on weekdays between 07:00 and 19:00.
The report, commissioned by the National Transport Authority (NTA), surveys all inbound travel from areas surrounding and enclosing Limerick City during the morning and evening peak periods.
The survey
Vehicle occupancy surveys were undertaken at 12 sites and Pedestrian and Cycle only surveys were undertaken at 2 locations along the Cordon on key pedestrian and cycle only routes, i.e. parks and dedicated pedestrian and cycle corridors.
In addition to this, Bus Occupancy surveys were undertaken at 10 bus stops to determine the number, occupancy and frequency of bus services crossing the Limerick City Cordon.
Passenger numbers from the Annual Rail Census (Iarnród Éireann) were also used to determine the passengers travelling across the Limerick City Cordon inbound.
The findings : 27% used sustainable modes of transports (bus, rail, cycling, walking).
Based on the analysis of the 2024 data, the key results are:
- In terms of overall people movements, 30,358 (27%) of a total of 113,114 people travelling inbound towards the City between 07:00 and 19:00 used sustainable modes of travel, i.e. pedal cycle, pedestrian, bus and rail.
- The total number of vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists that crossed the Limerick Cordon inbound was 101,037 over 24 hours on the day of the survey.
- The busiest time period for vehicles and cyclists was the AM peak with 20,101 crossing the Limerick City Cordon inbound towards the city. The busiest time period for Pedestrians was the SR peak with 2,605 crossing the Limerick City Cordon inbound.
- Between the hours of 07:00 and 19:00, cars were recorded to have the highest vehicular traffic split, with 72% of the total inbound flows. Light Goods Vehicles (LGVs) recorded 8%, Ordinary Goods Vehicles 1 (OGV1) recorded 2%, Ordinary Goods Vehicles 2 (OGV2) recorded 1% and taxis recorded 3%. The remaining vehicle classifications recorded 2% or less of the total flows.
- Between 07:00 and 19:00, 67% of buses were at 25-49% capacity. Approximately 8% of buses were at 0-24%. 19% were at 50-74% capacity, 5% were at 75-99% capacity and 1% were at 100% capacity.
The survey is part of a broader monitoring programme that also includes the M50, Galway, Waterford and Cork.
Previous report (s)
The Report
The full report is available below:
