Cities in the developing world have not been spared from the congestion problems due to economic growth and subsequent increase in vehicle ownership by both private and public owners. Traffic congestion is a major challenge in Gaborone, especially in the Western by pass road of the city resulting in massive delays, a decrease in productivity, an increase in environmental pollution, and an increase in travel time. The objective of this paper is to analyse urban transportation congestion, identify causes and proffer solutions through engaging road user perceptions, transport planning authorities and transport policy makers in Botswana. The study employed an exploratory design to sample 208 respondents through the administration of questionnaires. Quantitative data were used and analysed using SPSS v 21. The study revealed that there is massive influx of motor vehicles in the city, inadequate urban infrastructure, poor infrastructural planning, poor or no urban transport policy framework, and Road Traffic Incidents were the main causes of traffic congestion. The effects of traffic congestion are higher transport costs, massive delays, pollution, decreased productivity and stress to motorists as a result of longer travelling time. The study recommends improvement of road infrastructure especially intersections with traffic circles, implementation of mass transit system in transporting public within the city, public education on effects of congestion, implementation of smart urban transportation, mobility technologies (transport intelligence systems) and implementation of non-motorised mobility.
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机译：发展中国家的城市尚未避免由于经济增长和私人和公共主人的经济增长和随后的车辆所有权增加而受到困扰。交通拥堵是戈德罗内的主要挑战，特别是西方通过城市的路线导致大规模延误，生产力下降，环境污染的增加，以及旅行时间的增加。本文的目的是通过参与博茨瓦纳的道路用户认知，运输规划机构和运输政策制定者来分析城市交通拥堵，确定原因和柔佛解决方案。该研究采用了探索性设计来通过向问卷调查来示出208名受访者。使用SPSS V 21使用并分析定量数据。该研究表明，城市的机动车涌入，城市基础设施不足，基础设施差，穷人或城市运输政策框架，道路交通事故是主要原因交通拥堵。由于长时间的旅行时间，交通拥堵的影响较高，巨大延误，污染，减少生产力和对驾驶者的压力降低。该研究建议改善公路基础设施，特别是交通界交叉口，在城市运输公众，公共教育对拥堵的公共教育，智能城市交通的影响，移动技术（传输智能系统）以及实施非机动流动性。
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