Diseño geométrico y de pavimentos de la vía interparroquial Aláquez – San Marcos – Pilatan tramo 0+000 a 4+810 de la ciudad de Latacunga provincia de Cotopaxi

Abstract

The Decentralized Autonomous Government of the Aláquez Parish of the Latacunga canton, in favor of territorial investment, has sought to improve the current conditions of its road network, with the purpose of enhancing the commercial attractiveness of small and medium-sized industries, as well as, the collective well-being of the sector, which will benefit from the positive impacts that an adequate road infrastructure attracts. For the project, multiple processes were carried out in order to obtain bases and resources that converge in the geometric and road pavement design, all of them based on the MTOP 003 and AASHTO regulations, starting with vehicle counting and traffic analysis. existing where the traffic variation was observed during a week, and future traffic was projected considering volumes of fuel consumption for a 20-year design period; This allowed the road to be classified as “Class III Collector”, subsequently the topographic survey of a total of 4.81 km was carried out, with slopes between 5 and 15 percent, in such a way that the relief was considered undulating. In addition, a total of 5 soil samples from 5 pits were tested to obtain their index and mechanical properties, which showed, as a general result, the presence of soil of excellent to good quality. Finally, after carrying out the design and considering the transversal drainage works, designed with rainfall information collected from precipitation and temperature bulletins from 2018 to 2021, the reference budget of the project was estimated, which is equal to $1,505,478.42.