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| Paper Title: | Appraisal of risk factors affecting performance on road projects |
| Authors Name: | Chipozya Tembo , Shastry , Franco |
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| Published Paper Id: | IJRTI2509070 |
| Published In: | Volume 10 Issue 9, September-2025 |
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| Abstract: | Road construction is the economic driver of many economies, especially in developing countries. For this reason, the Zambian government has prioritized road construction for the last twelve years. Road construction is usually complex and experiences more risks than most construction projects. The resultant effects of risks on road projects are cost escalation, time overruns, quality shortfalls, and project abandonment. A positivist approach was used to uncover the risks faced, the impacts, and the severity of the risks. A questionnaire survey was conducted for contractors involved in road construction in the Zambian Construction Industry and consultants in the public and private sectors. A total of 62 questionnaires were sent to the contractors,’ private consulting bodies, and public consultants. The sampling for contractors was through snowballing and purposive sampling for consultants engaged in road construction. In total, the received responses were 33, with 23 being from consultants and 10 from contractors. The analysis was done through descriptive statistics and the relative importance index. The results established that risks are prevalent within the Zambian road sector, as more than 85% of the risks on the questionnaire were noted to be above the average R.I.I. in their frequency of occurrence and severity, indicating their prevalence. The top five of the risks are inflation rate fluctuation, exchange rate fluctuation, delayed payment, delayed subcontracted work and delayed approvals. The consequences of the risks showed that the R.I.I. was above the average, thus showing just how dire they are. The top three consequences of experienced risks are cost overruns, project abandonment and time overruns. The prevalence of risks necessitates better risk management by all project participants, especially for managerial risk during the construction phase, which is mainly internal. |
| Keywords: | Impacts, nature, road, risks factors, risk owner severity, Zambia |
| Cite Article: | "Appraisal of risk factors affecting performance on road projects", International Journal for Research Trends and Innovation (www.ijrti.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.10, Issue 9, page no.a619-a628, September-2025, Available :http://www.ijrti.org/papers/IJRTI2509070.pdf |
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