THE MENACE OF INADEQUATE ROAD TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE AND ITS IMPLICATION ON NIGERIAN ENVIRONMENT

The major purpose of transportation is to fulfill a demand for mobility since transportation exist if it moves people, freight and information around. Transportation is a multi¬dimensional activity whose importance is social, political, historical, environmental and economical. There is hardly any society that can function effectively and efficiently without adequate, reliable, safe and affordable transport system. Inadequate road transport infrastructure have crippled development and the collapse of many economic and social activities in the society. The research used primary and secondary sources and method of data collection in the study. The research presented the data in the tables and used simple percentages to analyze the data obtained. The findings of the research among others were that inadequate road transport infrastructure makes commuters uncomfortable during the course of their journey, poor road network results in high maintenance cost of vehicles plying the road and also breakdown of vehicle. In order to address the situation the researcher recommended that essential road facilities should be provided by the government and also government should give room for private investors to participate in the expansion, construction and rehabilitation of roads.