Reingeniería del sistema de señalización horizontal y vertical para las parroquias urbanas del cantón Riobamba, provincia de Chimborazo

Abstract

The purpose of the research work is to reengineer the horizontal and vertical signaling system of the urban “parroquias”, located in the Riobamba County with the aim of improving its road safety. For the development of the research, it was necessary to identify the technical specifications for the signage based on the technical standard INEN 004 to subsequently make a diagnosis of the current state of the road infrastructure, and then it carried out a direct investigation through different routes in order to observe and identify the conditions of functionality and operability of road signs. For the current investigation, it started from the circulation road of the Riobamba city, and the problems generated by spaces in which the signage does not correspond to the normal circulation or interrupts it. At the same time, the cases were collected, and a global solution is proposed to face each situation in a particular way. After finishing the investigation, it was determined that 76% of the analyzed routes do not have the respective signaling, and the 9% of the signals that are currently located need to be replaced. Finally, it recommend to “Gobierno Autónomo Descentralizado del canton Riobamba” to carry out the implementation of the signage established in the current work in order to improve the mobility and road safety of the county.