Cork Road Safety Working Together Group Local Road Safety Plan
4. Introduction 4.1 Transport Stats
The following is the Road Network in Cork Cork County
Cork City
Total
Local Roads
10,379 KM
790km
11,169 KM 473.5 KM 1,420.45 KM
National Roads Regional Roads Dual Carriageway
453 KM
20.5 KM 98.45 KM
1,322 KM
20 KM 30 KM
43 Km
63 km 30km
Motorway
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Cork is made up of the Cork Metropolitan area of Cork City and Cork County. Cork City is the second largest City in the Country covering an area of 187km 2 and a population of 210,000. Cork City is home to a number of significant destinations including Munster Technical University, University College Cork, Cork University Hospital which greatly increases the population and use of transport network from time to time. County Cork covers an area of 7,232 KM squared and has a population of 333,000 making it the second most populous county in the state. Cork County Council is the largest rural Local Authority in the Country. It accounts for the largest Km’s of road network in the Country. There are 8 Municipal Districts and Carrigaline is classified as the largest town with a population of 15,770 according to the 2017 census. Transport network for Cork is made up of the following: Air: Cork International Airport Road: Network as outlined in table above. Bus: Bus Eireann, Intercity & Commuter Bus Services. Rail: Iarnrod Eireann’s Intercity, Commuter & Freight Rail Services. Sea: Port of Cork at Cork Harbour In addition, there is walking routes and cycling routes and greenways.
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