“Evaluación de la infraestructura vial en el tramo Riobamba-Pallatanga y su incidencia en los accidentes de tránsito, período 2015-2020”

Abstract

The objective of this research work was to evaluate the road infrastructure in the RiobambaPallatanga stretch and its impact on traffic accidents, in order to propose improvement strategies related to road infrastructure, horizontal and vertical signaling. The project methodology used a mixed approach for the integration of qualitative and quantitative data, the study was field based, for the collection of information, observation sheets were used in 100% of the study section, a sheet was applied every kilometer and based on an analysis, the following was obtained: 32% of the wearing course is in good condition and 68% shows deterioration, 32% of the horizontal signs remain in good condition and 68% present difficulties, as for the vertical signs 50% are in good condition and 50% need treatment and do not comply with the technical specifications established in the RTE INEN 004-1. Taking these values into account, road maintenance is proposed for the road surface and both vertical and horizontal signaling, in which all the necessary activities are detailed for each parameter and benchmark according to the information survey, in 3 phases, the first one comprising the Riobamba-Balbanera section, the second Balbanera-Juan de Velasco and the third Juan de Velasco-Pallatanga. In conclusion, it was determined that the Riobamba-Pallatanga road integrates the 5% increase in the accident rate in recent years, due to the poor infrastructure conditions. It is recommended to the public sector institutions a feasibility study before the implementation of a project directed to the society since their expenses will be covered by the income generated by the work.