Abstract:
The management of Right of Way ((ROW) in Addis Ababa was exposed to huge number of challenges between property owner, sub-cities and constructing parties including the contractor and the consultant. Thus, the aim of this research was to assess the right of way conflict management practices of road construction projects in Addis Ababa. To meet the aim of the study, based on the potential conflict and best practices identified from literature review, questionnaire was designed to find the causes of ROW conflict on road construction projects and the influence of the causes on managing ROW activity. Opinion of different stakeholders from Addis Ababa sub-cities, Addis Ababa City Roads Authority (AACRA), consultant and utility company were gathered using a questionnaire. The collected data was analyzed and the results have shown that the top three main causes of right of way conflicts were absence of property owners willingness to leave the original parcel(MS=3.83), high compensation expectation by the property owner (MS=3.64), and poor communication, revision of plan, design and schedule (MS=3.57). The above mentioned causes of conflicts created a number of influences on ROW management. Some of the influences this research found were unwillingness of the community to leave from their original parcel (MS=3.71),poor coordination among the party(MS=3.6) and complaint from property owner for low compensation(MS=3.58),reconstruction or rework, relocation of utility, resource wastage and redesign of the earlier plan. Finally, based on the questionnaire survey, this research recommended that stakeholders revise their schedule periodically (MS=4.02), prioritize parcels according to complexity (MS=3.98) and formulate tangible binding and obligatory policy (MS=3.92).