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ABSTRACT

Road traffic congestion has been a major problem in Lagos state as the rate at which vehicles cluster and impede on each other is alarming. Some of the problems caused by road traffic congestion include; the release of harmful sounds (noise pollution)by queuing vehicles, release of carbon monoxide (vehicular emission), wear and tear of vehicles, disruption of engagements etc. However the aim of the study is to examine the impact of road traffic congestion on landed property values in Lagos metropolis. Therefore, to achieve the aim, three research questions were developed to seek answer to the research objectives, the study adopted survey research approach. The landlord and tenants, Estate Surveyors and Valuers, staff of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority and private and commercial drivers formed the population of study. A sample size of 442 was chosen using Taro Yamane model while stratified random sampling technique was used to select the sample. Data retrieved from 351 completed questionnaires were subsequently presented in tables while simple percentage and frequencies were used to analyze and answer the research questions. The person’s correlation coefficient test statistic was used to test the hypothesis. After data analysis, the following findings were made; traffic congestion occur as a result of increase in the number of cars on the road, the major impact of traffic congestion on property values is pollution, hence  in order to reduce traffic congestion in Lagos state, government have embarked on the construction of bridges and expansion of roads. However, recommendations made include; construction of more lanes, daily traffic jingles, moving major roads away from residential areas, enforcement of by-laws, establishment of a new Lagos and consulting Estate Surveyors and Valuers.    

CHAPTER ONE

• INTRODUCTION

1.1   Background of the Study

         Road traffic congestion, according to Godwin (2009) can be defined as the impedance vehicles imposed on each other, due to the speed flow relationship in conditions where the use of a transport system approaches its capacity.

Road traffic congestion has been a known problem in Lagos State, major areas have continually experienced this menace and it has had a huge negative effect on lives and properties (Godwin, 2009). The situation is getting worse by the day as vehicles cluster the road thereby causing hindrance to effective mobility resulting to daily delay during peak periods (Joseph, 2013).

According to Biodun (2005), traffic congestion in Lagos started way back in the 1970’s immediately after Udoji’s salary award which increased the salaries of workers thereby enhancing the standard of living of civil servants and allowing most of them own cars. This gesture brought about an increase in the number of both private and commercial vehicles on Lagos roads. However, due to the poor planning of buildings, poor structural pattern and insufficient design of the road such as road marking, traffic signs, ramp metering, traffic calming, street space management etc. by the town planners and traffic management authorities, the Lagos roads then lacked the capacity to contain the increasing number of vehicles that used the roads and overtime, especially in the 1980’s Lagos State experienced rapid growth in motorization with less than corresponding improvement in the road network and related facilities which then lead to traffic congestion (Biodun, 2005).

Hence, as the population of Lagos kept on increasing , the daily mobility of people produced intense traffic flows that required traffic management strategies on the part  of the government (Kehinde, 2015). Hence, Lagos being  the most populated state in Nigeria (according to the national population commission) has continued to experience bumper-to –bumper traffic jams in Lagos area during morning (7am -9.00am) and evening (3:30pm – 5:30pm), peak hours , thus  a reason to worry (Toyin, 2015).

         Again the traffic situation in Lagos is posing formidable challenges to but the government, local government council and particularly to residents, this is why according to Godwin (2011), the Lagos State government began to put in place some far reaching measures to tackle traffic congestion, in the year 2000 the Lagos Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) was created as an agency responsible for traffic control (kehinde, 2011). Also in 2008 the state partnering with the private sector under the public –private partnership introduced the Bus Rapid Transit (BTC), a mass transit bus system on dedicate routes (Stephen, 2012).

        Although the introduction of LASTMA and BRT has been instrumental to some level of improvement of the situation, yet the traffic congestion menace is getting worse by the day (Stephen, 2012)

        It is therefore against the above scenario that this study is embarked upon.