Level of Service (Los) of Road Capacity along Lasu/Isheri Road

Cities in developing countries are categorized by the continuous growth in the level of vehicle ownership and limited transport infrastructure and service development. This research identified the needed indices that hinder different Levels of Service in LASU/Isheri Road, Ojo, Lagos, Nigeria, and convey factors that enhance positive Levels of Service and their modes of sustainability. This was accomplished by the collection of traffic parameters such as traffic composition and volume-capacity ratio; these were appraised to examine the levels of services on the LASU/Isheri road which are critical in Lagos metropolis. The traffic composition analysis revealed a passenger bus as the predominant model for the entire route. Furthermore, the result also revealed a poor parking system, increase volume of traffic, street trading, and bad roads, too many petrol filling stations, and poor geometric design are factors affecting the level of service. In due course, the result of this study will help the government and transport agencies to proffer adequate measures for the reduction of traffic congestio

Keywords: level of service; traffic flow; LASU/Isheri road; Lagos.