Diseño geométrico de la vía comprendida desde la Y de San José Ejido hasta el centro de Pichaló, para mejorar los niveles de serviciabilidad de la parroquia Juan Montalvo del cantón Latacunga, provincia de Cotopaxi

Abstract

The economic and social development of a population is directly related to roads, since highways are one of the most relevant entities in society, since they connect sectors from one point to another, facilitating communication between towns and improving commercial activity. This project is essential to improve the quality of life of the inhabitants in terms of their transportation to educational and work centers, as well as to trade their agricultural and livestock products. For the geometric design of the road, a topographic survey was carried out, a traffic count, parameters that allowed establishing the type of road according to the MTOP 2003 regulations, as well as facilitating the development of the design under the specifications of the regulations. In addition, bibliographic and field research methods were used, where, based on a soil study, the characteristics of the soil were determined in order to carry out an adequate structuring of the layers that make up the pavement with suitable thicknesses that guarantee a safe and functional road for the time for which it was designed.