State of the Art of Pavement Engineering Estado del arte de la ingeniería de pavimentos

Abstract

This article presents the current conditions of Peruvian roads and traffic, consisting of a continuously increasing vehicle fleet without an effective unit replacement, and of a road system that grows slowly and with inadequate design imported from other realities that are not enough to satisfy the need of excellent/good road conditions, that last a long period of time, with minimal maintenance or rehabilitation throughout the country. Initial individual efforts have been taken, but they are uncoordinated, trying to import the new knowledge from the US and other countries, but we are still in need of an entity that guides us through this process and effort. This article proposes four steps that have to be implemented to guide the effort of improving Peruvian roads and pavements in the right direction.