@article{jbe2021912,
author={Ojile, Meshach Owho},
title={Transportation Infrastructure for Regional and National Development: Case of the Proposed East-West Coastal Road},
journal={Journal of Behavioural Economics Finance Entrepreneurship Accounting and Transport},
volume={9},
number={1},
pages={7--15},
year={2021},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/jbe/9/1/2},
issn={2376-1334},
abstract={Transport is the cornerstone of civilization, an essential part of human activity. Road transportation in particular plays a significant role in the economic development of any nation, for high proportion of economic activities are dependent on an efficient network of roads. The Nigerian Coastal zone sprawls over a total of nine coastal states and stretch inland for a distance of 15km in Lagos in the West to about 150km in the Niger Delta and about 25km east of the Niger Delta. Coastal Roads constitute a major segment of national road network in countries with vast shorelines like Nigeria. The East-West Road undergoing reconstruction and upgrading is currently the most southern road running through the Region. It is about 40km from the coastline on the average, leaving a vast section of the coastal communities inaccessible by road transport and has naturally slowed down development and business expansion. The conception and proposal to construct an East-West Coastal Highway is thus a welcome development. The 704km highway with about 106km of spurs connects over 1,000 communities and serves as a strong east-west spine from Calabar towards Lagos, with several north-south ¡®ribs¡¯ connecting growth poles. The paper contributes to an understanding of the human environment of proposed project from a specialist perspective on impacts¡¯ assessment study. Beneficiaries, prevailing baseline conditions and recognition of associated positive benefits including regional-national integration if implemented are discussed. High expectations await the coastal road execution and Government and her agencies should not tarry too long in doing the needful.},
doi={10.12691/jbe-9-1-2}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}