Optimización semafórica de la avenida 24 de Mayo de la ciudad de Cañar

Abstract

Currently, the increase in the use of private vehicles has caused traffic congestion, delays, accidents and environmental problems in most cities. This increase arises from several causes such as ease of access to automobiles, population growth, lack of public transportation systems, among others. This problem is reflected in the city of Cañar, especially along Avenue 24 de Mayo, the most important urban road artery. For this reason, it is important to look for solutions to solve this problem. One of the most applied methodologies worldwide is Traffic Light Optimization, which has as its fundamental premise, potentially improving traffic operations by significantly reducing delays and improving the Level of Service, based on software specialized in traffic microsimulation. (Advanced Traffic Analysis Center, 2003). This software requires as basic information: the geometry of the road corridor, the vehicle capacity of the traffic light intersections, the vehicle flow during peak hours, the vehicle composition and the traffic light configuration. These technical parameters of traffic engineering are duly detailed in the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM-2010).