AMARE ZERGA2025-06-192021-11https://rps.wku.edu.et/handle/123456789/46273The purpose of this study was to examine the coverage of existing road infrastructure problem of the town and then knowing the level of satisfaction of the community with currently provided road infrastructure. Based on this it needs to evaluate the existing participation level of the community in urban road infrastructure and identifying the factors that hinder community participation and identify an approach to improve the participation of the community in road construction. The objective of the study was to examine the participation of the local community in the activities of planning, construction, and maintenance of road infrastructure projects and forwarding feasible recommendations. Accordingly, a design of a cross sectional study was employed to analyze the practice and challenges of local community participation in planning, construction, maintenance of urban road projects in the case of Gunchire Town, Gurage Zone. This study collected data from both primary and secondary sources. Primary quantitative data generated through using a questionnaire, while, qualitative data gathered by using interviews. In addition, the secondary data were collected to support findings obtained from the primary source. The findings demonstrate the existed road coverage of the town does not meet the road demand of the town community in case of poor quality of the road, with erosion and cracking of road it lost the standard of road and the decision-making process does not give the opportunity to the community to inform their demanding needs and priorities. And also this study revealed that there was low community participation performance during the planning, construction, and maintenance of urban road projects.enThesis