Sources: Powerscar Datalogic and National Paediatric Hospital Sources
In October 2014 a Traffic Study of Davitt Road carried out by the Planning Department of the National Childrens’ Hospital Planning Office showed peak times of;
07:30 – 08:30 am 815 vehicles per hour
14:30 – 15:30 pm 786 vehicles per hour
16:00 – 17:00 pm Total average of 2,200 cars in peak hours periods.
On average 9,000 vehicles drive along Davitt Road between 07:30 am to 19:30 pm
- 130 trucks enter and depart the SJH Campus daily,
- The majority of these are travelling to/from Davitt Road – HSE – Unilever Site.
- Some turn right along Davitt Road towards Suir Bridge or Herberton Bridge,
- Others turn left and travel along Inchicore via Kilmainham to Mount Brown.
- The majority of these are travelling to/from Davitt Road – HSE – Unilever Site.
Projected hourly flow of traffic from the Ambulance Bay on Davitt Road
- AM Peak Times – 18 ambulances per hour
- PM Peak Times – 10 ambulances per hour
- 60% generated traffic entering/ leaving from Davitt Road East
- 40% generated traffic entering/ leaving from Davitt Road West
The distribution of trips reflects that all transfer trips travel east towards the campus and material delivery trips arrive from the west.