AVALIAÇÃO DAS CONDIÇÕES DE CONSERVAÇÃO DE PAVIMENTOS DA INFRAESTRUTURA CICLOVIÁRIA DE JOÃO PESSOA

Abstract

The users use urban roads to carry out their daily commutes. The infrastructure offered influences the quality of these trips, as it guarantees comfort, speed, safety and economy. Incentives for alternative means of displacement emerge as one perceives a disadvantage by prioritizing individual motorized transport. With this in mind, cycling becomes a viable alternative. Therefore, this work has the objective of evaluating the conditions of conservation of cycle pavements of João Pessoa-PB. The distress (defects) of three stretches of cycle tracks from the Southern Zone of the city were surveyed, six pavement condition indexes were applied and the results analyzed. The indexes applied were: Pavement Condition Index (PCI); Index of Urban Pavement Condition of the Federal District of Brazil (ICPU); Distress Manifestation Index Network Level (DMINL); Urban Pavement Condition Index (UPCI); Index of Condition of Urban Pavements of João Pessoa (ICPUJP); and Overall Severity Index (IGG). The indexes that presented satisfactory results were PCI and ICPUJP, because their methods cover more defects relevant to cycle pavements. Both classified the samples as Good condition. At the end of the study, it was noticed that the points of the cycle ranges that presented a greater severity or quantity of defects were located near to bus stops, accesses (garages, parking lots and crossings), or vehicle traffic occurred on a regular or irregular basis. This shows that these critical points, in addition to generating conflicts between cyclists and vehicles, are also aggravating to the state of conservation of the pavement, due to the speed changes and maneuvers of motor vehicles, which are responsible for the greater demands on the pavements. In addition, weathering and the quality of the drainage devices are also factors that influence the deterioration of the pavement.