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Tecnura
Print version ISSN 0123-921X
Abstract
ESPINEL DUARTE, Luis Eduardo; LADINO CHAVES, Oswaldo and IGUARAN SALINAS, Lauren Diane. Diagnosis of the effects generated by long-distance traffic in the road network of the municipality of Cachipay, Cundinamarca. Tecnura [online]. 2018, vol.22, n.56, pp.62-75. ISSN 0123-921X. https://doi.org/10.14483/22487638.13761.
Context:
This study presents the weak infrastructure that exists on long-haul roads. The municipality of Cachipay, Cundinamarca, is taken as a case study, which does not escape a series of mobility inconveniences due to the failures of the road network.
Method:
The research was developed in the line of investigation of modeling and simulation of problems, with the approach of a case study through inventory and damage analysis, developing two alternatives, and choosing the most appropriate one.
Results:
The search for solutions to mobility problems in the municipality of Cachipay has generated an increase in vehicular traffic through the streets of the municipality, ranging from 67% to 46%, according to traffic counts recorded on weekdays against the holidays.
Conclusions:
Because it is a municipality near the capital, Cachipay ought to have proposals that contribute to solve the deterioration of the streets and alternate roads, and to strengthen the municipal vehicle fleet.
Keywords : Cachipay; damage inventory; road network; vehicular mobility; Long-range traffic.