Implementación del proceso de conservación de la estructura de la capa de rodadura de la vía Pelileo – Cotaló ABS 0+000 – 4+000 de la provincia de Tungurahua

Abstract

Vehicular mobility is essential for the connectivity of various towns and cities, which depends directly on the state and quality of the road infrastructure. Pelileo is recognized for its large textile production, Huambaló for its furniture, and Cotaló for its agro-industrial production. For this reason, it has a significant flow of tourists and producers, thus requiring a red road in optimal conditions, proportion and safety. Based on the above, a georeferenced survey was demonstrated along the section of the road with the implementation of a tape measure and GPS, the result of which was a cloud of 402 points, which were graphed in a digital model. A vehicle count was carried out 7 days a week, 12 hours a day, manually, in the sector with the highest vehicular mobility, where a future traffic of 8272 vehicles/day was obtained, data with which it was possible to classify the road as Motorway or Multilane Highway (AV1). The analysis was carried out according to the pavement condition index, from which a pavement classification as good was obtained, with a value of 68.19. Through the study of the results obtained, a rehabilitation plan is proposed, which must be carried out periodically in order to preserve the road in the best conditions.