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Item Open Access Factors affecting quality assurance of road construction project delivery in South-Eastern Nigeria(Federal University of Technology, Owerri, 2023-02) Ajoku, Chidiebere Onu ChisomagaThis study focused on factors affecting quality assurance in road construction projects in South-eastern Nigeria. The objectives are to ascertain whether there is any significant deviation between actual quality of road construction projects and quality plan, to identify and analyze the collective and individual effects of the factors affecting of quality assurance in the construction of road projects, to determine the extent to which actual quality assurance of road construction projects correlate with economic development. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), Multiple Regression and Correlation analytical techniques were used to analyze the data collected from 223 respondents through questionnaire administration. The ANOVA result show that there is a significant deviation between the actual quality of road projects and quality plan. The multiple regression result show that political interference is the most significant factor that negatively affect quality assurance in delivery of road projects in Imo State. Contractors’ attitude towards quality standard and bad climatic conditions were not significant factors. However, the correlation analysis shows high level of association between road projects and economic development. Based on this, the study recommends positive political interference geared towards ensuring honesty and transparency in contract awards, proper funding of road projects and policy formulation that will criminalize poor quality performance of projects, especially road construction.