AN ASSESSMENT OF ROAD TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE IN OGOJA URBAN

The study is on the "Assessment of road transport infrastructure in Ogoja urban”. The aim and objectives of the study focused on assessing the state of road Transport infrastructure in Ogoja urban, appraising the quality of roads and the infrastructure in Ogoja Urban and recommending ways to address the problems of road infrastructure in the area. Data were collected through direct measurements and Geographic Information Platforms. A total of 10 roads were addressed which represents 50 percent of the major roads in the study area. One hypothesis was tested using Pearson's product moment correlation coefficient (PPMCC) to look at the relationship between the road width and drainage width. The results or the hypothesis was in line with the alternate hypothesis. During the research it was discovered that the area lacks infrastructure such as traffic lights, functional street lights, drainages, zebra crossing etc, due to this poor state of transport infrastructure in the study area some recommendations were made to ensure maintenance and rehabilitation of road infrastructure in Ogoja Urban, it urges that efforts should be made by government in partnership with private sectors to rehabilitate dilapidated infrastructure, provide new ones and sensitize the people on the proper use of these infrastructure.