Urbanization no doubt comes with challenges such as traffic congestion, control and conflicts. There is always competing demand for use of land among different interest groups, namely vehicular and pedestrian road users.
One strategy of resolving conflicts between pedestrian and vehicular road user is the 🚧 construction of overhead pedestrian bridge.
This noticeably has gained attention of past three state administration of Lagos State. This incidence of major highways in Lagos, such as Ikeja Along and Proud Berger are designed either as artery or ring road which allows high speed within the metropolis created safety challenges to life and property. The idea of pedestrian bridge therefore should be seen as life saving strategy.
However, in terms of evaluation it comes with its own constraints as follows:
1.the towering hieght, high angle of elevation, large number of risers on the stairs are obstacles to children, the old and the sick.
2.Unwillingness of road users to use the bridge is raising the cost of management because Authorities always have to position officials to effect 🐶
Compliance
Other options which in line with international best practices is the use of pedestrian under pass. This is construction of passage for pedestrian below and across the highway.
This option being deployed mostly in developed world can help solve the challenges of the overhead options as stated above.
So, generally speaking they both remain good means of resolving right of way conflicts in urban system.
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