This study examines the traffic management problems resulting from traffic congestion in the study area. It also
evaluates the opinion of the stakeholders in the transport sector such as the commuters, transport operators and
private car owners on the traffic situations and management problems in the study area. The study depended upon
the survey research technique to gather relevant data on the respondents, using the questionnaire as the research
instrument. The research identified inter alia the traffic congestion causative factors as; over dependency on small
occupancy vehicles, narrow road, indiscriminate parking, loading and off-loading of goods and passengers on the
road, on-street trading, inability of the traffic management agencies to evacuate crashed or breakdown vehicles
on time and ineffective traffic control measure. The study recommends the expansion of the narrow road capacity
to double lanes, provision of adequate parking facilities, increasing the number of the few bus terminal along the
road, provision of adequate park and ride space, prohibition of on-street parking, effective traffic management
techniques, pedestrians priority scheme, provision of mass transit buses, provision of more road furniture like
traffic light, lane marking, frequent road assessment and maintenance in the study area.