Purpose Road and transportation has a significant role in the prosperity, economic growth and development of a region. The main purpose of this study is to conduct an in-depth analysis of local residents’ attitude towards road and transport infrastructure (China–Pakistan economic corridor, CPEC) and the wider economic, social, cultural and environmental impact on local people. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected using a questionnaire survey from the local people. Factor analysis and structural equation modelling approach were used to test the relation between the observed and latent variables. Findings The result discovered that road infrastructure has significant socio-economic and cultural impacts that significantly affect the local people support for CPEC development. It also revealed that more promotion and awareness regarding benefits of the project for dwellers lead to more support of the local residents in the study area. Practical implications Information provided by this study will help policymakers to gain local resident support for the project and make policies accordingly for the future projects. Originality/value This study investigated the attitude and support of the local people based on the road infrastructure’s social, economic, cultural and environmental impact, which has never been examined in the existing literature.

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当地居民对道路和交通基础设施的态度（以中巴经济走廊为例）

目的公路和交通在该地区的繁荣，经济增长和发展中发挥着重要作用。这项研究的主要目的是对当地居民对道路和交通基础设施（中巴经济走廊，CPEC）的态度以及对当地居民的更广泛的经济，社会，文化和环境影响进行深入分析。设计/方法/方法数据是使用当地人的问卷调查收集的。使用因子分析和结构方程建模方法来检验观测变量和潜在变量之间的关系。结果结果发现，道路基础设施具有重大的社会经济和文化影响，这些影响严重影响了当地人民对CPEC发展的支持。它还显示，对项目对居民的好处的更多宣传和认识导致研究区域当地居民的更多支持。实际意义这项研究提供的信息将帮助决策者获得当地居民对该项目的支持，并为未来的项目制定相应的政策。创意/价值这项研究基于道路基础设施的社会，经济，文化和环境影响，调查了当地人的态度和支持，而现有文献中从未对此进行过研究。