Plan de mejora del sistema de semaforizacion vial del cantón Mocha, provincia de Tungurahua

Abstract

This research developed a traffic light plan for the urban area of Mocha canton, province of Tungurahua, whose purpose was to provide road users with safe, and sustainable mobility; it began with the collection of historical documentary information, the analysis of vehicle traffic flow in periods of 12 hours during one day, identifying 8 points of conflict; 3 points were registered that met the requirements for the implementation of traffic lights, 2 of the points have maintained the same cycles, phases and are programmed in a standard way, without any optimization from the moment of their placement, after the study of the intersections it was evidenced the asymmetric shape of the points that together with the narrow dimensions of the intersections, the location of the canton, and the crossing of the Panamerican state road E-35, which have generated varied vehicular traffic due to the different types of cars that access the road in constant flows. With the total number of vehicles, a diagnosis was made for each of the cases, thus specifying the need for traffic light installation based on the specific measures in the RTE INEN 004:2012 part 5, establishing an appropriate optimization in each of the traffic light cycles, eliminating points of conflict at intersections based on measures necessary to ensure road safety, improving urban mobility by preventing maneuvers that may lead to accidents among road users. Therefore, the planned implementation of improvements to the traffic light system in the canton promises to improve safety and traffic flow.