Mobility Study in Maldonado, Punta del Este and San Carlos

The project consisted in the calculation of the mobility properties of the Maldonado–Punta del Este–San Carlos area so as to design an origin-destination matrix, as well as identifying the generating and attracting nodes, vehicles used, trip purpose, etc. The study included different subjects, particularly: Survey of load transport flows by means of interviews with the main stakeholders. Analysis of surveyed information, trucks´ characteristics, cargo types, nodes, clusters, routings, and applicable law, Design and implementation of an Origin – Destination counts survey program in public roads. This included sample calculation, database quality control and processing, preparation of partial O-D matrices, and consolidation for calculation of a general O-D matrix. Reclassification of vehicle counting database for capacity and safety studies by microsimulation or empiric procedures, Origin – Destination program survey of public transport users, information processing, analysis of users´ profile. Analysis of statistic information of bus ticket sales for trip distribution with biproportional adjustment with the Furness method, calculation of the O–D matrix for each bus line.