More toll charges and greater uptake of home working could be central to easing congestion on the M50, according to a transport specialist.
Commuters have increasingly voiced frustration over rising traffic levels on the motorway in recent months, reports Breaking News.
Transport Infrastructure Ireland stated last week that it has almost exhausted possible measures to further ease pressure on the ring road.
Professor Brian Caulfield of Trinity College’s Centre for Transport Research remains sceptical that constructing new roads would offer relief, reports Breaking News.
“More incentives to work from home, this, what we’re talking about now, would have happened back in 2022 or 2021 if the pandemic didn’t happen as the traffic grew on that motorway,” he said,
“So with more people working from home, that could also be something that could alleviate it.”, reports Breaking News.
Last week, Transport Minister Darragh O’Brien commented that “there isn’t a quick fix solution for the M50”, reports Breaking News.
The route is the “busiest road in Ireland,” he told RTÉ radio’s Today with David McCullagh show,
Mr O’Brien said that significant efforts had already been made to upgrade the M50, including removing toll barriers, adding extra lanes, and redesigning entry and exit points.
“But it’s carrying 150,000 cars a day. And we’ve seen a continued increase in car numbers as well. And we do have an infrastructural deficit, and that’s why the National Development Plan is so important.”, reports Breaking News.
He added that Transport Infrastructure Ireland has invested in enhanced monitoring systems, surveillance tools and faster response mechanisms for incidents.
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