ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ON

PROPOSED ABAKPA NIKE BUS

TERMINAL

CLAN DEVELOPMENT COMPANY

 ABSTRACT
To analysis the design status of proposed Abakpa Nike bus terminal design, then
provide references for functional requirements the bus terminal. The theoretical and
practical analysis says that principle of sustainability, demand, safety, humanization and
cultural heritage should be considered in bus terminal design. Finally, the development
trends of bus terminal design are forecasted in order to provide certain scientific basis
for the design of bus terminal in the future.
 INTRODUCTION
Enugu state government strengthens environmental protection and puts forward the strategy
of sustainable development in order to prevent the pollution of the environment. In the
construction of modern cities, the construction of public facilities should meet the coordinated
development of the economy, society, environment and culture in four aspects.

1. As an important component of urban public facilities, bus terminal takes on many

social functions, such as conveying public awareness, displaying economic culture and
embodying aesthetic consciousness.
2. With the continuous development of society and the rapid growth of floating
population, urban public transport has become a means of transportation for non-native
population, and the bus station has become an important platform for publicizing the
image of the city.
3. It has a direct impact on the psychology and behavior of the general public. However,
there are still many problems in the design of the bus station at this stage, which
cannot meet the needs of people. With the changing needs of citizens, more and more
people are eager to live with the public facilities that are richer in human nature, which
plays a role in relieving physical and mental exhaustion and relaxing yourself
4. Therefore, on the basis of the government’s sustainable development strategy, it is an
urgent problem for the bus station to grasp the humanization design concept and
constantly optimize its own value and meet the needs of the contemporary people.
 ABAKPA NIKE PROPOSED BUS TERMINAL DESIGN

This bus terminal is the product of urban development, the corresponding design proposals
are drawn up based on the status of the city frequently.
Although the bus terminal can satisfy the basic function of the urban environment at the
present stage, appearance of bus terminal looks all in the same key, which not only do not
play the role of beautifying the city, but also leave passengers, cannot feel the feeling of
freshness. Solving the general decorative structural problems by space modeling and color
matching simply leads no breakthrough innovation, this ignores discussion of cultural heritage
and integrity. As a whole, the spiritual connotation of the bus station is not given, and the
cultural and artistic characteristics of the bus terminal cannot be taken into account. In
addition, urban residents have weak awareness of the public transport station, and their
participation in design opinions is low, resulting in the bus station is still unable to fully meet
the wishes of people, the damages of terminal are serious, design strategy for fast lane that
leads to the frequency of safety accidents increases. At this stage, although the bus station can
ensure the realization of basic functions, but new technologies and concepts are still lacking
in development.
ANAYLSIS AND DEMOSTRATION OF DESIGN PRINCIPLES OF THE
PROPOSED BUS TERMINAL

With the introduction of the integration of contemporary advanced technology and principle
of sustainable development. From the point of view of sustainable development, combined
with the basic principles and methods for design of bus terminal, the plans of bus terminal are
designed as design demonstration to find out the development trend of the future bus terminal.

Fig 1 Showing the proposed layout of Abakpa Nike bus terminal indicating different
facilities within the terminal
SITE LAYOUT

Site layout refers to the detailed plan or arrangement of physical elements on a piece of land
or property. It involves the spatial organization of structures, amenities, landscaping, and
other features within a given site.

ROADS AND WALKWAYS

Planning the layout of roads, driveways, and pedestrian pathways to ensure efficient
circulation and connectivity within the site.

PARKING AREAS

Allocating space for parking facilities, including parking lots or garages, based on the
anticipated vehicular traffic.

LANDSCAPING AND GREEN SPACES

Designing the placement of green spaces, gardens, and landscaping elements to enhance the
aesthetic appeal of the site and contribute to environmental sustainability.

UTILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE

Allocating space for utility infrastructure such as water supply, sewage systems, electrical
lines, and telecommunication networks.

ZONING COMPLIANCE

Ensuring that the site layout adheres to local zoning regulations and land use plans, including
setbacks, height restrictions, and other zoning requirements.

ACCESSIBILITY

Designing the layout to provide accessible pathways and facilities for people with disabilities,
ensuring inclusivity and compliance with accessibility standards

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS

Incorporating environmentally friendly design principles and preserving natural features on

the site, such as trees, water bodies, or other ecological elements.

EMERGENCY ACCESS

Planning for emergency access routes and locations for emergency services, addressing safety
and regulatory requirements.
FACILITIES WITHIN PROPOSED ABAKPA NIKE BUS TERMINAL
1. MAIN TERMINAL DESIGN
This design include the following namely;
 Eatery area for travellers
 Ticketing area
 Waiting area
 Shopping mall to buy different variant of goods ( cloth, provision etc)
 Luggage store
 Offices
 Cinema and convenience for workers

2. MOTEL
 40 Numbers of rooms in suite
3. CNG & FILLING STATION
4. PARKING LOT
5. SHOPS
6. TOILET WITH URINAL FACILITIES
ANALYZING EACH FACILITIES OF THE DESIGN FOR MAXIMUM
COMFORTABILITY

1. MAIN TERMINAL

This consists of 80 seating capacity of eating area within the eatery space.
8 toilet cubicle at the ground floor and 6 at the suspended floor for public usage with 12
urinals facilities. Adequate waiting area space for passengers, cinema and mall facilities.

REMARKS

Basically, for the users’ conveniences, the available toilet within the main terminal is not
adequate for all. Certain numbers of toilets are built within the bus station.

2. MOTEL

This consists of 40rooms all in suite with a large kitchen space. The motel covered 1500sqmt
of the site area with its parking facilities. This is specially designed to accommodate travellers
and serves as other relaxation purposes with good hospitality.

It is easily accessible close from the main entrance gate, and the movement of buses and
vehicles within the bus terminal isn’t beyond the parking lots and access road as shown in the
layout design. Fabricated steel barricade is used to restrict movement of buses turning within
the terminal parking lots

This showed the motel with the barricade used to restrict movement and control traffic
 3. THE CNG & FILLING STATION

CNG (Central Natural Gas station) and Filling station is another supporting facilities within
the proposed bus terminal design, which served to provide natural gas and petrochemical
support for buses coming into and within the locality.

Different size provision is considered in the design for different size of buses with varies
height. The fuel canopies has adequate height of about 6metre to accommodate big vehicle

This picture showed the filling station and the CNG station

4. PARKING LOTS

There are 168 parking lots designed for the parking facilities of buses to minimized traffic
congestion around the area.

5. SHOPS

120 numbers of shops design in the terminal because people coming into the bus terminal
could easily access urgent goods and services without moving far away from their buses.
 6. TOILET WITH URINAL FACILITIES

12 numbers of toilet is design in the bus terminal for user conveniences.

 CONCULSION

Through the design demonstration, it is found that the bus terminal design details are
integrated into people's lifestyle, which is popular for most people. In addition, making full
use of energy conversion can not only protect the ecological environment, but also provide
references for the design of bus terminal. Following conclusion are drawn by analyzing the
environment impact of the bus terminal design. Nowadays, the bus terminal design cannot
fully meet the sustainable development; few breakthrough and innovation are provided.
Through analysis and prediction, it is found that the bus terminal and the public facilities are
classified and integrated to achieve more rational resource optimization and utilization based
on different needs of different cities in the design of the future bus terminal. This shows that
the bus terminal can reduce the waste of resources and meet the humanization design with
integration of social networking tools, information consulting and other daily facilities besides
existing functionality.

Therefore, the innovation and breakthrough of the bus terminal can not only be built on the
city overall planning design concept and comprehensive system of government, but also need
more people to strengthen the sense of ownership and protection and participate in the
collection of opinions of the bus terminal design.