Estudio de factibilidad para la reubicación del Terminal Oriental de pasajeros en el cantón Riobamba, provincia de Chimborazo

Abstract

The present study was aimed at determining the feasibility to relocate the eastern terminal of Riobamba city by addressing technical and economic factors established in resolution No. 053- DIR-2010-CNTTTSV and the mobility plan of the city through surveys applied to users and operators, observation sheets, vehicle capacity to determine the current situation of the Eastern Terminal determining a demand of 3048 passengers per day that is covered by 54 transport units that are distributed in 165 frequencies. The traffic congestion level in an intersection next to the terminal presents a level of service B that reflects a decrease to maneuver and a density of vehicles. The lack of basic infrastructure in the terminal is evident as established by ordinance No. 009-2018, where 48% of users rate the service offered as bad and 88% of operators consider that the infrastructure is not in condition to operate. In terms of income, the municipality of Riobamba city receives $541.26 annually for the use of platforms in addition to the payment of the municipal patent of the operators, considered pertinent to change its location to a place that provides the conditions and space to develop the activities according to a typology 3 Terminal. As for financial terms an investment of $625,119.09 is expected and as an indicator s an IRR of 23.02% and NPV of $356,072.14, resulting economically feasible. It is recommended to improve the entire transportation process in smaller terminals in order to offer a quality and safe service to users.