I recently traveled out of Nigerian and I saw how both major and minor roads are being constructed in a way that favors everything that needs the usage of those roads {pedestrians, bicycle bikes e.t.c}.
NOTE: I am not trying to compare Nigeria to any country but for any development in a developing country to happen, developed countries are always there as reference.
As I was saying, seeing the road network gave me a flashback to many of Nigerian Roads I've plied; which I feel are all constructed for vehicular purposes alone without considering pedestrian {walkways} especially in a highly populated environments and other road users.
I might not have the right statistics to back this up but I've at least been to 5 major cities in Nigeria (thou I might not have gone round each of the cities) and also I've seen pictures of constructed roads here on NL. All I've is a well constructed road with gutters{drainage} by the sides which gives pedestrians no choice than to make use of the roadside as their walkways which has contributed to the daily road accidents we experience in Nigeria. A good example is Hit and Run Drivers or a situation where a vehicle had break failure and the driver will ram into the pedestrians by the roadside. If there are good walkways with distinct differences from the road, this might have a good impact on the pedestrians especially.
Are these road designs got approved out of ignorance, I want people to know I did something for them or the fact that they don't care to know the purpose of the road to be constructed?

Also, why can't the government stop wasting money on pedestrian bridges {where it doesn't matter} and provide traffic lights with Zebra crossing and making sure every of its laws are followed accordingly by punishing offenders publicly until everyone adhere to it. The Nigerias of this day hardly adhere to things of such so if they can't make us get use to adhering to rules and regulations/laws NOW, when are we gonna get use to it.

My view.

BTW... NIGERIA WILL BE GREAT AGAIN.

I didn't read, but If what you said was bad about roads in Nigeria... You are right.

open drainage and unnecessary overhead bridges disgusts me

They are not car worthy..simple.

But when you challenge the politicians for constructing mediocre roads, the educated illiterates will attack you and be asking you how many roads you have constructed

Didn't read too, but nothing to notice Dan d road is full of bad potholes......

fustufus they travel out , they see these things but will never change it

secondly the corruption involved in each road contract is massive as such most xontractor is shortchanged and they go for approval of max 2-4 lanes

third redundancy in most states's civil / town planning offices is so disgusting, they don't have new eithers, they are not skilled architects or engineers who have ideas and they so tired when they broke , they just mark your house with stop work , you pay they release you as such most houses , sites have moved into the main road

finally to reconstruct , govt with have to pay shitload amount of money to businesses and home owners whose house have trekked into the road and i doubt that would be feasible even with less corruption on the government


my solutions , proper planning, revive town planning offices and ensure they enforce building code , all contracts should be effectively monitored

if they can do these things among others , it won't show in the "NOW" in the future, say 10 - 20 years , yall will be proud of your community

but it's always a dream they aint gon do this

Kenog4real:
I recently traveled out of Nigerian and I saw how both major and minor roads are being constructed in a way that favors everything that needs the usage of those roads {pedestrians, bicycle bikes e.t.c}.
NOTE: I am not trying to compare Nigeria to any country but for any development in a developing country to happen, developed countries are always there as reference.
As I was saying, seeing the road network gave me a flashback to many of Nigerian Roads I've plied; which I feel are all constructed for vehicular purposes alone without considering pedestrian {walkways} especially in a highly populated environments and other road users.
I might not have the right statistics to back this up but I've at least been to 5 major cities in Nigeria (thou I might not have gone round each of the cities) and also I've seen pictures of constructed roads here on NL. All I've is a well constructed road with gutters{drainage} by the sides which gives pedestrians no choice than to make use of the roadside as their walkways which has contributed to the daily road accidents we experience in Nigeria. A good example is Hit and Run Drivers or a situation where a vehicle had break failure and the driver will ram into the pedestrians by the roadside. If there are good walkways with distinct differences from the road, this might have a good impact on the pedestrians especially.
Are these road designs got approved out of ignorance, I want people to know I did something for them or the fact that they don't care to know the purpose of the road to be constructed?

Also, why can't the government stop wasting money on pedestrian bridges {where it doesn't matter} and provide traffic lights with Zebra crossing and making sure every of its laws are followed accordingly by punishing offenders publicly until everyone adhere to it. The Nigerias of this day hardly adhere to things of such so if they can't make us get use to adhering to rules and regulations/laws NOW, when are we gonna get use to it.

My view.

BTW... NIGERIA WILL BE GREAT AGAIN.

All we need is for someone to send a bill to the federal House of Assembly and Senate to make it a NATIONAL STANDARD that any road built in a residential area in Nigeria MUST have pedestrian sidewalks and covered drainage.

Once the bill is passed, any state govt or private estate developer that builds a road with open gutters and no sidewalks can be taken to court and sued for damages.

This federal law will also make it mandatory for every state govt to develop a timetable and framework for building sidewalks and covered drains on ALL existing residential roads that currently lack them.

Nigeria will never be taken seriously as a country, if you cannot walk out of your house onto a paved surface to walk down your street, and without any open gutters and sand, as is the norm in serious countries around the world.




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You take the blames to the road contractors in Nigeria!! Then to Nigerians who don't protect public properties. .. . You can imagine even at this century, we still see roads with sand at both sides

Rossinkipp:


All we need is for someone to send a bill to the federal House of Assembly and Senate to make it a NATIONAL STANDARD that any road built in a residential area in Nigeria MUST have pedestrian sidewalks and covered drainage.

Once the bill is passed, any state govt or private estate developer that builds a road with open gutters and no sidewalks can be taken to court and sued for damages.

This federal law will also make it mandatory for every state govt to develop a timetable and framework for building sidewalks and covered drains on ALL existing residential roads that currently lack them.

Nigeria will never be taken seriously as a country, if you cannot walk out of your house onto a paved surface to walk down your street, and without any open gutters, as is the norm in serious countries around the world.




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you absolutely have a point on this one