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| Study of Traffic Congestion in Gwagwalada Area of FCT Abuja, Nigeria
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C. Salihu, N. N. Ubachuku, and A. A. Salami
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Abstract:
Urban areas have been noted to perform numerous functions which attract people to leave in them. These functions generate transportation demand such that the number of automobiles on the roadway exceeds the carrying capacity often resulting to traffic congestion. This has implications on the socioeconomic activities of the urban areas. This paper assesses traffic congestion in Gwagwalada area of FCT, Abuja. As part of the research, 210 questionnaires were administered along selected routes using purposive sampling technique, of which 25 were not properly filled and the analysis was based on 186 questionnaires. Findings revealed that greater proportion of the inhabitants in Gwagwalada area are civil/public servants. The study further confirm that various reasons are responsible for traffic congestions in the area, ranging from poor parking, street trading, and narrow/poor road condition as well as the drivers attitude. The 50% of the reasons is attributed to narrow/poor road condition. It also found out that lateness to work place, loss of business contact and the increased travel time are the major consequences of traffic condition in the area. Finally, it was recommended that there should be road expansion/dualization as well as the need for more road construction to increase interconnection. In addition, government should encourage use of mass transit to reduce the use of personal mobility.
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