Plan de regulación de tránsito aplicado en la central semafórica del centro histórico del cantón Latacunga, provincia de Cotopaxi, período 2023.

Abstract

The objective of the research was to design a traffic regulation plan applied in the traffic light centre of the historic centre of Latacunga city, in Cotopaxi province, during 2023. For its development, it has been necessary to apply observation cards in the intersections that build the historic centre of the city to obtain geometric-technical characteristics and vertical and horizontal signalling. Then, a road hierarchization of the streets and avenues in the study area was made to specify the traffic directions. Concerning the traffic light systems, a total twenty traffic-light intersections were analysed, of which thirteen are controlled by a system that is part of the Traffic Light Center, and seven operate independently. To determine the levels of service was necessary to simulate through the SYNCHRO program, taking into account the number of vehicles and people passing through the sector. The evaluation resulted in a predominant level of service: "F", which represents constant traffic, over-saturation of the road capacity and delays in moving through the centre, causing inconvenience to users. For this reason, a traffic regulation plan was proposed, which establishes direct lines of action concerning the current situation, taking as a reference the following activities: the dismantling of traffic signalized intersections, repowering of non-centralized intersections for their interconnection and change to technological devices; these activities must be developed with continuous monitoring using a work and planning schedule by the competent entity. It is recommended that joint work with the relevant areas of the Autonomous Decentralized Municipal Government of Latacunga and the Public Mobility Company be conducted so that the interventions do not cause inconveniences with the use of the land.