Challenges Associated with the Use of Foot-Bridge Facility in the Niger Delta Region, Nigeria
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The exponential growth of vehicular traffic has exposed pedestrians in the Niger Delta Cities to accidents and are marginalized with the mobility networks.The aim of this study was to evaluate the challenges associated with the use of foot-bridge facility in the Niger Delta Region. The cross-sectional survey research design was used as a blueprint while the questionnaire wasused to gather data for this study. The descriptive statistics was used for the analysis.The expressed opinion of the respondents revealed that in the Niger Delta Region the major challenges associated with the poor use of footbridge facility were dilapidated structures such as broken floor andpoor construction of the foot-bridges. The study recommends that dilapidated foot-bridges as a matter of urgency needs complete reconstruction, to be attractive to pedestrians to make use of.