“Auditoría de seguridad vial en la carretera E-487 tramo Cumandá-Pallatanga, provincia de Chimborazo.”

Abstract

The objective of this research project on "Road Safety Audit on the E-487 Cumandá-Pallatanga section, Chimborazo province" was to identify the state of the infrastructure through a road audit to reduce the rate of traffic accidents through a qualitative approach, an exploratory and descriptive level of research, had a non-experimental design because the data were collected in-situ, the type of study is transversal because the information was collected about traffic accidents with methods such as inductive, deductive, analytical, observational and synthetic, and finally, techniques and instruments such as observation sheets and interviews were used. Thanks to the results obtained, the following percentages of non-compliance in the infrastructure could be evidenced; stopping sight distance 92. 1%, speed with 50%, widths 33%, drainage 37%, vertical signage 46%, lighting 57%, horizontal signage 63%, retaining barriers 49%, berms 100%, intersections 52%, pavements 46%, pedestrians 67%, bus stops 67%, bridges 54% and retaining barriers on bridges with 48.5%. Through the interviews, it was determined that the main cause of traffic accidents is the poor condition of the road. It is concluded that in 2020 in the Cumandá- Pallatanga section from Cascajal to the Cornelio Dávalos Bridge, 8 traffic accidents were identified due to the low vehicular flow due to the confinement of the COVID-19, information obtained from the ECU-911, finally 4 critical points were identified in this section. It is recommended that the Ministry of Transportation and Public Works implement the solutions mentioned in this document for each black spot on the Cumandá-Pallatanga section, to improve road safety for users of this road.