National Primary Routes 17/18 Traffic Counts

Source: NRA Traffic Counts

Although stats are only available for the Galway-Tuam and Shannon areas, with one isolated counter at Gort, traffic levels along this part of the Atlantic Corridor are meaty. It's no surprise that motorway is specified for the lot. Although post-2007 figures are experiencing downward pressure due to the recession, even Gort was showing 10,000+ at its height.

Due to the delays getting the Gort-Athenry-Tuam motorway underway, there is concern over chronic traffic congestion in Claregalway, which is due to get its own minor bypass. This is hardly surprising since it is counting nearly 25,000 vehicles per day, which has only fallen slightly in recent years.

Traffic further south between Shannon and Limerick is very high, ranging from the high 20s to the mid-30s.