Pavimentos sustentables: Estrategias implementadas en México y Aplicabilidad en Colombia

Abstract

Sustainability in road infrastructure is becoming increasingly important given the need to reduce the environmental impacts resulting from the construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance of pavements. During the International Academic Mission in Mexico, various strategies for developing sustainable pavements were recognized through technical visits to the Technological Innovation Center for Construction (CITEC) at Holcim, the Mexican Institute of Transportation (IMT), and participation in academic conferences at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). These activities made it possible to identify advances in the use of recycled materials, asphalt mixes with lower environmental impact, permeable pavements, and sustainability assessment methodologies.

This work aims to analyze the main sustainability strategies observed during the academic mission and assess their possible application in road infrastructure projects in Colombia. To do this, a descriptive and qualitative approach will be used, based on direct observation, literature review, and comparative analysis between the experiences identified in Mexico and the practices applied in the Colombian context. With this, it is expected to identify opportunities to strengthen the incorporation of sustainability criteria in the country's road sector and provide technical elements that promote more efficient, resilient, and environmentally responsible infrastructure.