| dc.description.abstract | Background: Effective road asset management system lay a leading role in enhancing the
operation and maintenance of road assets. Subsequently, this study examined the contribution of
road asset management to the operations and maintenance of World Bank funded roads in Lira
City East Division. Specifically, the study focused on the effect of data collection, data
management, and data analysis on the operation and maintenance of world bank funded roads in
Lira City East Division.
Methods: The study adopted a cross-sectional study design, which employed a mixed methods
approach of both quantitative and qualitative methods. The study population consisted of 82
respondents which involved political leaders, technical staff and city development forum (CDF)
members of Lira City East Division. Both the simple random sampling technique and purposive
sampling technique were used to select a sample of 71 participants. The researcher adopted selfadministered questionnaires to collect quantitative data and an interview guide to collect
qualitative data. Both descriptive statistics, and inferential statistics were used to analyze
numerical data. Content analysis was used to analyze qualitative data.
Findings: The findings revealed a statistically significant positive relationship between road asset
management system and the operation and maintenance of world bank funded roads. Further, it
was revealed that data collection, data management and data analysis yield a significant effect on
operation and maintenance of world bank funded roads in Lira City East Division. This study
contributes an original and empirical evidence of the contribution of road asset management on
the operation and maintenance of roads in Lira City East Division.
Recommendations: It is recommended that, for proper functionality and operations of world bank
funded roads in Lira City Division, the authorities of Lira City East Division should do periodic
inspection of all the roads, engage knowledgeable personnel in the collection of data on the
conditions of all the roads so that it can be used as a basis of decision making during the
development of work plan and budgets for road maintenance.
Keywords: Impact, Road Asset Management System, Operation, Maintenance, World Bank
Funded Roads, and Lira City East Division | en_US |
