ABSTRACT
This
project was executed in order to investigate into level of service of Egbejila
Road Ilorin west Local Government Kwara State and improvement options.
It was carried out to determine the
rigidity quality, traffic characteristics and traffic volume study of the road,
which was put into consideration in order to know what really cause the failure
and how to determine the improvement option for such road. It was also
discussed; some of the possible effect of contraction which leads to structural
failure of defect of potholes, washout, suited culvert, edge brake etc. The use
of questionnaire was introduced to know the opinion of people in Egbejila
Community on what are the problems faced regarding the specific road.
It was also discussed; the common
types of pavement failure in Egbejila road. Some pictures were taken from the
road various types of failure on the road and the remedy option
Recommendations were also made on how
to rectify pavement failure in order to restore the road to good standard
during use.
TABLE
OF CONTENT
Content Page
No
Title page i
Certification ii
Dedication iii
Acknowledgement iv
Abstract v
Table of
contents vi
List of Table ix
List of Pates x
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 Introduction 1
1.1 Statement of the Problem 2
1.2 Aim and Objectives of the Research 3
1.3 Justification 3
1.4 Scope of the Study 4
1.5 Description of the Study 5
1.6 Methodology 5
CHAPTER TWO
2.0 Literatures Review 6
2.1.0 Classification of Road 6
2.1.1 Classification according to the volume of
traffic they handle 7
2.1.2 Classification according to the number lane in
the road 7
2.1.3 Classification according to the area they
travel 7
2.1.4 Classification according to the east of the
Road 7
2.1.5 Classification according to Rigidity of the
Road 8
2.2. Factors Influencing the Selection of the
type of Base Surfacing 10
2.3 Earth Road 10
2.4 Gravel Road 11
2.5 Pavement Rehabilitation 13
CHAPTER THREE
3.0 Data Collection 14
3.1 Introduction 14
3.2 The Study Area 14
3.3 Nature of Transportation Service in The
area 14
3.4 Method of Data Collection 15
3.4.1 Failure observed on Egbejila Road Ilorin 15
3.5 Limitation of the Methodology 16
3.6 Traffic Volume Study 16
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0 Analysis and Discussion 28
4.1 Analysis of the Questionnaire 28
4.2 Pavement Defect/Failure 29
4.2.1 Types of Pavement Failure 29
4.3 Effect of Failure 31
4.4 Causes of the road pavement in Egbejila
Community area, Ilorin West LOCAL Government area Kwara State 31
4.5 Traffic Characteristic 32
4.5.1 Average Traffic Volume 32
4.6 Summary and Discussion 36
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0 Conclusion and Recommendation 38
5.1 Conclusion 38
5.2 Recommendation 38
Reference 40
LIST OF TABLES
Table
3.3.1 Inventory of Road Defect
along Egbejila Road in Ilorin
West
Local government Area of Kwara state 15
Table
3.3.1a Traffic Volume Study on
18-04-2016 1st week 16
Table
3.3.2b Traffic Volume Study on
20-04-2016 17
Table
3.3.3c Traffic Volume Study on
23-04-2016 18
Table
3.3.1b Traffic Volume Study on
27-04-2016 2nd week 19
Table
3.3.2b Traffic Volume Study on
29-04-2016 20
Table
3.3.3c Traffic Volume Study on
30-04-2016 21
Table
3.3.1c Traffic Volume Study on
03-05-2016 3rd week 22
Table
3.3.2b Traffic Volume Study on
05-05-2016 23
Table
3.3.3c Traffic Volume Study on
08-05-2016 24
Table
4.1 Traffic Characteristic
can be Categories
into
following in tabular form 32
Table
4.2 The Definitions for
Vehicular classes are provided 35
Table
4.3 Road Categories 36
LIST OF PLATE
Main
entrance of Egbejila road 25
Potholes
along the Road Chainage 0+200 25
Road
damage Chainage 20+400 26
Potholes
along the Road Chainage 39+500 26
Michael
on Traffic Volume Study 27
CHAPTER
ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
Transportation
and property are important physical and economic development of towns and
cities all over the world. Level of service is qualitative measure used to
relate the quality of traffic service. Level of service is used to analyze
highways by categorizing traffic flow and assigning qualify level of traffic
base on performance measured like speed density volume e.t.c. property and land
value tend to increase in area with expanding transportation network, and increase
less rapidly in areas without such improvements. Rapid and continued rise in
housing and land prices are expected in cities with transportation improvement and
rapid economic and population growth.
Road
networks are observed in terms of its components of accessibility connectivity.
Traffic density, level of service, compactness, and density of particular road
Level of service is a measure by which the quality of service on transportation
device or infrastructure is determined and it is a holistic approach
considering several factor regarded as measures of traffic density and
congestion rather than overall speed of the journey { Mannering, Walter, and Scott.
2004 }
The present position
concerning Egbejila road which is in Ilorin west local government area of Kwara
State, the only access road connecting villages and hamlets under the
community, the road is about 40 kilometer and the entrance of the road is from
Ilorin international airport road way. There are ditches of potholes at every
spot of the road, the is un-tire and there is known drainage on the road side
which water can pass through. A tour of the road revealed that about 10 village
are under Egbejila community and include Boluwaji, Temidire, Obanisuwa,
Egbejila, Ajegunle, Eru Oba, Budo Kawu among others. The long-strength road
links to asa-dam area which has ditches of potholes too, it is against this
background that this research analyzed the roads, determined the levels of accessibility,
connectivity, traffic density of the road network is Egbejila community Ilorin.
1.1 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Road connecting many of the settlement are
narrow and un-tire road have broken surface with a lot of potholes and there is
know drainage on the road side which water can pass through, the volume number
of vehicle is very low, because of the present condition of the road.
Inadequate transport service is
generally insufficient and mostly irregular. This problem is prominent in
Egbejila Road. The level of motorization is low in Nigeria at 20 vehicles per 1,000
people. These motorcycles to play important role in transporting by providing about
70 of vehicle fleet
Poor
condition of vehicle, another problem identified by the respondent is that old
transport fleet resulting in incessant breakdown of vehicles, delays and other inconveniences.
The few vehicles that are available in the area are mostly in poor condition.
1.2 AIM AND OBJECTIVE OF THE RESEARCH
The
aim of this research is to analyze the network of arterial road and other
explanatory variable and commercial property values in Egbejila, while the
specific objectives are to:
{a} analyze the arterial road network pattern in
the study area.
{b} examine
the spatial pattern and trend of demand, supply and values of commercial
properties
{c} determine
the traffic flow and the volume of the numbers of vehicles on the road.
{d} determine
the contribution of individual explanatory variables to variability on the
road.
{e} derive
mode for predicting variability on the road in relation to the explanatory
variables.
1.3 JUSTIFICATION
It
is trait amongst earlier studies on accessibility in relation to road value
that profitability and utility are determine by accessibility. The greater the
accessibility of the location the greater the demand of the comparative
advantage, and the greater of the comparative advantage the greater the demand
for property at the location. The transport network and the location with good
transport access to other areas have relative advantage are likely to be where
transport route courage similarly estate surveyors wavers, with properties
along major road and at point having greater value.
In
addition, it is essential to establish a technique that may be useful for
determine relative accessibility of location in the road network. Ever when
relative advantage are determined, there is need to develop models that will be
useful for predicting commercial property values in Nigeria.
1.4 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
Road
may be classified as international, intercity or intra-city. International and
inter-city road are usually major or arterial road, while intra-city road are
routes within a city and may be minor or major. The study focused on investigation
into level of service on a road in the intra-rural network of Egbejila. There
are ten roads in Egbejila community and the entire road has the same problem.
Preliminary
study revealed that there are three types of commercial properties in the study
area. These are retail shop and petroleum station, and non-specific commercial
properties. In respect of this research, focus was on shop and petroleum
station of commercial uses.
Road network analysis was carried out
to determine the level of service and accessibility and connectivity of nodal
point as well as road and traffic densities in the hope of predicting
commercial properties value along axes in Egbejila area were the focus of the
research to the exclusion of secondary connector road. While the relationship
between roads and commercial properties in Egbejila area were examined.
1.5 DESCRIPTION OF STUDY AREA
Egbejila
community is in Ilorin west local government Ilorin Kwara State Nigeria.
In general contact, Kwara State is
made up of Sixteen Local Government Area Egbejila road is a beehive of
activities. It is largely populated by commercial motorcyclist popularly known
as (Okada) who mostly ply the road from the junction to towns and villages in
the area. A tour of the road revealed that about ten villages are under
Egbejila community and this include Boluwaji,Eru Oba, Budokawa, Egbejila,
Ajegunle, Temidire, Obanisuwa among others, no fewer than five filling station
were suit along the road but only one is operating while the other are under
lock and key for fear of attack by armed robbers because of the state of the
road. The long-straightened road links to Asa Dam Area, the state House of
Assembly and of Garage.
1.6 METHODOLOGY
Consultation
will be made to many textbooks, question to local government ministers
officers, journal and use of internet
visits will also be made to the site in order to carryout survey on the
road such as condition survey.
In
orders to achieved this mission on condition survey the whole length of the
road will be sighted to observed the on-site condition of the rural road such
as the pavement measurement i.e the length, width and depth of the pavement,
type of pavement failure on each point, surveying and collection of sample of
map.
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