Quito Ecuador: 40 percent of paved roads in poor condition

According to the Epmmop, a month, 81 000 gallons are used for hot mix asphalt paving and patching used, 54 thousand gallons of another component to the primer and tack coat (process prior to placing the asphalt base the granular base and sub base), and 25 thousand gallons of asphalt emulsion for cold asphalt.
However, many drivers say the patching sometimes does not last even a month. That happened in the street Leonardo Murialdo, intervened last year and where, a week, reappeared holes were plugged. Another case is that of the av. Simon Bolivar, for in sections that have already been tapped, cracks and holes were formed with the first rains of the time. According to a road maintenance work carried out by the Epmmop, in 2011, capped 461 650 potholes across the city, with an investment of 3.46192 million U.S. dollars. Were also rehabilitated 361 kilometers of arteries. In the District, there are 3 097 km of roads, of which 1 645 km (53%) are paved, 36% is paved, 8%, cobblestone, and 3%, concrete. Of paved roads, 34% is in good condition, 36% regular and 40% is in poor condition. http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hoy.com.ec%2Fnoticias-ecuador%2Fel-asfalto-para-la-capital-lo-seguira-dotando-la-refineria-531732.htmlRead Article