La influencia de la jerarquización y señalización vial en la movilidad del área urbana del Cantón Chambo, Provincia de Chimborazo, período 2015

Abstract

The present research work entitled “The influence o the Road hierarchical structuring and Roadsi signalig in the mobility of the urban área of canton Chambo, Province of Chimborazo, Period 2015”, has a objetive to determine the impact that generates the absence of road hierarchical structuring and roadside signaling in the mobility. The research techniques used were surveys, interviews and direct observation, also information provided by institutions related to the transpot sector between them the Unit of Community Police and the Technical Unit of Terrestrial Transport, Transit and Road Safety of canton Chambo. The field research concluded that, the absence of road hierarchical structuring and roadside signaling influences negatively the mobility of the road users, generating confilcts as an increase of 36,36% of traffic accidents in the las years and the road congestion determided by the motorization rate which is of 108 cars per one thousand inhabitants approximately. The proposal of hierarchical structuring and roadside signaling is developed on the technical specifications of the Road Law and the Ecuadorian Technical Regulation Part 1 Vertical Signalin; whose purpose is to reduce the existing problems as the traffic accidents and the road congestion, developing a correct transport planning. This research recommended implementing the established model of road hierarchical structuring and roadside signaling.