An Evaluation of Road Transportation Problems and Prospects in Enugu Urban, Enugu State, Nigeria
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- July 1, 2025
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Madubuko, Moses Chinatu1*, Prof. Iyi, Edmund Amuezuoke2 & Agwu, Jacob Parkins3
12Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), Nigeria
3Department of Geography, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu Alike Ikwo (AEFUNAI), Nigeria
ABSTRACT
This study aimed at evaluating the road transportation problems and prospects in Enugu Urban, Enugu State, Nigeria. Specific objectives pursued include evaluating the condition of the existing transport infrastructure and facilities in the study area; ascertaining the causes and characteristics of vehicular traffic composition of selected roads in Enugu Urban and evaluating the traffic problems associated with road transportation in the study area. Evaluative survey design was adopted where 280 respondents were selected for the study. Collected data were analyzed using percentages, frequencies, mean and t-test which was employed in testing the hypothesis. Data collected were on the condition, causes and effects of road transportation in Enugu Urban. The study revealed that transportation infrastructure and facilities like road pavement and buses, cabs and taxis were in fair condition while bus sheds, traffic lights and parks/bus stops were in poor condition. The study also revealed that the causes of traffic congestion included bad roads/pot holes, breakdown of vehicles; traffic among others. The study also revealed that delays in travel time, pollution (noise and air); deaths from road accidents; fuel wastage/increase maintenance; among others constituted the road transportation problems prevalent in Enugu Urban. The study therefore recommended that the government should formulate policies that encourage public transportation policy (reduction in transport fares, adherence to vehicle carrying capacity, and provision of more coal city buses). This will go a long way in reducing the volume of vehicles plying roads in Enugu Urban.
Keywords: Road Transportation; Traffic Congestions; Enugu Urban