A FRAMEWORK OF STRATEGIES TO REDUCE ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS’ DELAY IN TANZANIA: A CASE OF TARURA ROAD PROJECTS
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2025-08-30
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Mbeya University of Science and Technology
Abstract
The construction industry is globally recognised as one of the fastest-growing
sectors, contributing directly and indirectly to the development of several other
sectors of the economy. Despite its significant importance, and based on persistent
reasons, the industry has often been overwhelmed with various challenges, including
the inability to finish the road construction projects within a given schedule. This
study aimed to examine the stakeholder’s perception of prevailing best practice
measures to reduce construction project delays in Tanzania. The study adopted the
questionnaire tool and the survey interview to collect the respondent’s opinion from
208 respondents having experience of more than five years obtained through
purposive sampling. The mean scores and the relative importance index (RII) of the
data were computed using the SPSS 24 tool to obtain the descriptive information and
inferential statistics. The findings have revealed ten potential factors for construction
project delays and thirteen best practices that, whenever implemented, can assist in
minimising delays. Moreover, the identified best practice measures were categorised
in clusters to indicate the project participant who plays the significant role in
minimising the delays. Furthermore, the findings acknowledged strategies were
categorised in six clusters, namely effective project management, procurement and
supply, resource adequacy (monetary or financial), design or technical, information
and communication, and external strategies. The current study proposes future
research to focus on identifying the relationship between the strategic cluster
categories in recognising which cluster category correlates highly towards
minimising the construction project delays
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This Journal Article was Published by Mbeya University of Science and Technology in 2025