The importance of road to man cannot be overemphasized. This is because road is one of the basic infrastructures to man. Effective project planning enhances its performance in terms of meeting the set objectives is very critical for any project. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of project planning on the performance of road construction. Data for the research was sourced through questionnaires, direct observation and Oral interview. The collected data was analyzed using percentages, regression tools in Eview8. The results were presented in pie charts and tables. The results from the findings show that 38.8% of the respondents strongly agreed to the fact that performance of road construction is greatly influenced by proper project planning, 42% agreed, 9.6% disagreed and 9.2% strongly disagreed. The regression result of the response had R2 of 0.555 and the P-Value was less than 0.05 which means that about 55.5% of road project performance is as a result of proper project planning. The finding summarized that high quality road construction can be used effectively in improving the road construction sector and improve the economy It was recommended that road construction firms should undergo proper checking on all levels of planning to improve performance of road projects.
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