Intermodal Transportation System in an Evolving Economy
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2018
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In spite of the fact that Nigeria is variously endowed with natural
resources for multi-modal transport system operation, majority of
the people use pre dominantly only one mode of transport (road)
in situations where integration of the different modes will bring
flexibility, safety (of persons, infrastructure, goods and
environment), efficiency, effectiveness and conducive economic
competition. The inability to fully and reasonably integrate the
various modes of transport does also brought increase in mobility
problems, such as traffic congestion, environmental pollution,
preventable accidents, and untimely damage to roads, criminal
inclination, incessantly increase in operational cost. This paper
discusses the necessity and importance of integrated transport
system in an inter – modal (multi modal) arrangement which
primarily involves road, rail, air and sea (inland waterway). An
intermodal co-ordination which focuses mainly on public
transport system based on public/private participation will also
be discussed within the purview and space of this paper.
Methodology employed in the study involve primary and
secondary data, primary data in form of personal interviews
conducted and observation while secondary data are deduced
from previous publications like academic journals, research
papers, newspapers, public/private agencies and others.