{"id":16410,"date":"2026-08-19T15:51:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T15:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fratco.com\/?p=16410"},"modified":"2026-08-19T19:29:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T19:29:36","slug":"moving-into-the-fast-lane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fratco.com\/es\/tried-and-true\/general-editorial\/moving-into-the-fast-lane\/","title":{"rendered":"Entrando al carril r\u00e1pido"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">De una u otra forma, la tuber\u00eda de pl\u00e1stico corrugado se ha utilizado bajo las autopistas interestatales durante m\u00e1s de 30 a\u00f1os. Durante gran parte de ese tiempo, los ingenieros la consideraron una alternativa especializada frente al hormig\u00f3n y al acero m\u00e1s convencionales, reconociendo las ventajas de bajo costo del pl\u00e1stico, pero especific\u00e1ndola \u00fanicamente cuando las condiciones no eran demasiado exigentes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hoy en d\u00eda, sin embargo, gracias a una evoluci\u00f3n constante de la ingenier\u00eda, particularmente en los materiales de HDPE y HDPP y en el dise\u00f1o de tuber\u00edas, la tuber\u00eda pl\u00e1stica corrugada ha avanzado para cumplir o superar las normas fundamentales de la AASHTO y la ASTM que definen las aplicaciones de los departamentos de transporte; y algunos departamentos de transporte estatales, desde Nueva York hasta Ohio y California, ahora permiten di\u00e1metros de tuber\u00eda de pl\u00e1stico de 48 y hasta 60 pulgadas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">La infraestructura obsoleta est\u00e1 abriendo el campo de la competencia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Los informes sobre sistemas de infraestructura con d\u00e9cadas de antig\u00fcedad que llegan al fin de su vida \u00fatil son extensos, y los elementos clave del transporte, incluida la gesti\u00f3n de aguas pluviales, no son la excepci\u00f3n, lo que inspira a los estados de todo el pa\u00eds a marcar el comienzo de una era a gran escala de rehabilitaci\u00f3n de infraestructura.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Los programas de financiamiento federal, como la Ley de Inversi\u00f3n en Infraestructura y Empleos de 2021, est\u00e1n avanzando para acelerar los ciclos de reemplazo, al tiempo que fomentan el uso de materiales modernos que pueden desafiar a los envejecidos sistemas de acero corrugado y concreto reforzado que est\u00e1n fallando.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Como resultado, las tuber\u00edas de pl\u00e1stico est\u00e1n obteniendo una nueva oportunidad para demostrar su valor, ganando una participaci\u00f3n creciente en las mejoras de drenaje municipales y estatales en los EE. UU. debido a una serie de atributos que se alinean de manera \u00fanica con las tendencias actuales de la industria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/procorr_on_construction_site-1-1024x682.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16414\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5015026660203588;width:456px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/procorr_on_construction_site-1-1024x682.png 1024w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/procorr_on_construction_site-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/procorr_on_construction_site-1-768x511.png 768w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/procorr_on_construction_site-1-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/procorr_on_construction_site-1.png 1537w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cruzando el umbral de rendimiento<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Los menores costos de los materiales, un peso m\u00e1s ligero que reduce los gastos de env\u00edo y una instalaci\u00f3n m\u00e1s r\u00e1pida \u2014que ha llevado a los contratistas a reportar mejoras en la eficiencia laboral cercanas a 40%\u2014 son todas ventajas que desde hace tiempo han hecho que las tuber\u00edas de pl\u00e1stico resulten atractivas para los funcionarios del Departamento de Transporte (DOT) que buscan aprovechar al m\u00e1ximo los fondos asignados en el presupuesto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lo que ha cambiado de forma tan dr\u00e1stica con las mejoras en la ingenier\u00eda de tuber\u00edas es c\u00f3mo el pl\u00e1stico est\u00e1 igualando o superando a sus competidores materiales de varias maneras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A diferencia de los materiales extremadamente r\u00edgidos, la tuber\u00eda de pl\u00e1stico corrugado distribuye las cargas mediante la interacci\u00f3n con el suelo y es m\u00e1s resistente al movimiento del terreno causado por ciclos de congelaci\u00f3n y deshelar, inundaciones o inestabilidad del suelo; todos factores conocidos por causar grietas, separaci\u00f3n de juntas y, en \u00faltima instancia, fallas catastr\u00f3ficas en los sistemas tradicionales de acero y concreto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adem\u00e1s, la tuber\u00eda de pl\u00e1stico es altamente resistente a la corrosi\u00f3n, una causa principal de fallas en las alcantarillas met\u00e1licas. Los estudios indican que un gran porcentaje de las fallas en las tuber\u00edas de los sistemas tradicionales est\u00e1n vinculadas a la corrosi\u00f3n, un problema pr\u00e1cticamente eliminado con el HDPE. Para los departamentos de transporte (DOT), esto significa menos reparaciones de emergencia, presupuestos de mantenimiento m\u00e1s bajos y una gesti\u00f3n de activos m\u00e1s predecible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Por \u00faltimo, debido a los eventos de precipitaciones m\u00e1s frecuentes e intensas en muchas regiones, la tuber\u00eda de pl\u00e1stico est\u00e1 llamando la atenci\u00f3n por su dise\u00f1o de doble pared, que presenta un exterior corrugado para mayor resistencia y un interior liso para un flujo hidr\u00e1ulico \u00f3ptimo. Esta caracter\u00edstica de doble pared no solo mueve el agua m\u00e1s r\u00e1pido, sino que tambi\u00e9n crea la fuerza necesaria para impulsar los sedimentos a lo largo de la l\u00ednea, lo que reduce a\u00fan m\u00e1s el mantenimiento.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Presentando Soluciones de Aplicaci\u00f3n \u00danicas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>A medida que la tuber\u00eda de HDPE se consolida en el sector principal de los departamentos de transporte (DOT), los ingenieros tambi\u00e9n est\u00e1n encontrando formas nuevas y avanzadas de utilizarla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Rehabilitaci\u00f3n sin zanja de alcantarillas da\u00f1adas<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En lugar de reemplazar alcantarillas de metal o concreto deterioradas mediante excavaciones a cielo abierto costosas y disruptivas, los departamentos de transporte (DOT) est\u00e1n utilizando tuber\u00edas de pl\u00e1stico corrugado de menor di\u00e1metro como un \u201crevestimiento interior\u201d que se inserta en la tuber\u00eda existente. El espacio anular entre la tuber\u00eda vieja y la nueva se rellena con lechada, lo que restaura la integridad estructural y prolonga la vida \u00fatil de la alcantarilla por d\u00e9cadas.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Instalaci\u00f3n r\u00e1pida para gesti\u00f3n de aguas pluviales<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Debido a su peso ligero y facilidad de manejo, la tuber\u00eda de pl\u00e1stico corrugado permite una instalaci\u00f3n r\u00e1pida en proyectos viales con plazos ajustados. Por otro lado, su flexibilidad funciona sumamente bien en \u00e1reas reducidas donde la tuber\u00eda r\u00edgida requerir\u00eda una excavaci\u00f3n masiva.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Pulido y Retenci\u00f3n de la Calidad del Agua<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>M\u00e1s all\u00e1 de simplemente transportar agua, la tuber\u00eda de pl\u00e1stico corrugada perforada suele preferirse en la gesti\u00f3n de aguas pluviales como parte de un sistema de filtraci\u00f3n para recolectar agua subterr\u00e1nea y reducir la erosi\u00f3n en los terraplenes de carreteras.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Superando un emocionante nuevo obst\u00e1culo en Minnesota<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reducir los costos de ingenier\u00eda en los proyectos del Departamento de Transporte (DOT) es una casilla que nunca se marca realmente como \u201clista\u201d. Y esa es tal vez la \u00fanica realidad que expande de manera m\u00e1s significativa el potencial de las tuber\u00edas de pl\u00e1stico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hasta 2018, solo las tuber\u00edas de pl\u00e1stico hechas de resina virgen estaban autorizadas para su uso en aplicaciones del DOT. Desde entonces, los cambios en las normas de AASHTO y ASTM permiten el uso de tuber\u00edas hechas de pl\u00e1sticos reciclados, lo que puede reducir a\u00fan m\u00e1s los costos del proyecto<br>cuesta considerablemente.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:35% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3gUSWaP30vc\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Quality-Resin-Blends_v1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16415 size-full lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Quality-Resin-Blends_v1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Quality-Resin-Blends_v1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Quality-Resin-Blends_v1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Quality-Resin-Blends_v1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Quality-Resin-Blends_v1-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Quality-Resin-Blends_v1.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/576;\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>\u00bfQuieres saber m\u00e1s sobre la resina de alta calidad de Fratco y c\u00f3mo se utiliza en nuestra pipa? \u00a1Haz clic en la miniatura para ver un breve video!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Si bien la adopci\u00f3n de cambios tan fundamentales por parte de los gobiernos suele tomar tiempo, un informe publicado por el Departamento de Transporte de Minnesota el verano pasado podr\u00eda ser el punto de inflexi\u00f3n que acelere al m\u00e1ximo el uso de tuber\u00edas de HDPE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All\u00ed, los funcionarios aprovecharon un proyecto de reemplazo de alcantarillas en una carretera estatal para realizar una prueba comparativa de tuber\u00edas de HDPE hechas de material virgen frente a aquellas con una mezcla de 40:60 de material virgen y reciclado.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tras tres a\u00f1os en el suelo sin diferencias apreciables en el desempe\u00f1o, la mezcla reciclada gener\u00f3 un ahorro de $16.4 millones (7,1%) en una evaluaci\u00f3n de costos del ciclo de vida que compar\u00f3 \u201clos costos en valor actual (a lo largo de un per\u00edodo de 100 a\u00f1os) de un sistema de tuber\u00edas de 1,000 pies, (basados en) materiales; instalaci\u00f3n; mantenimiento y reemplazo; y vida \u00fatil prevista\u201d.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adem\u00e1s, dado que requiere menos energ\u00eda para producirse, la tuber\u00eda de mezcla reciclada tambi\u00e9n obtuvo mejores resultados en cuanto a sus beneficios ambientales que el MnDOT report\u00f3 como \u201cmenor impacto en el calentamiento global, la acidificaci\u00f3n, la eutrofizaci\u00f3n (cuando el agua se enriquece demasiado con nutrientes) y el smog\u201d, todas caracter\u00edsticas que seguramente resonar\u00e1n entre las agencias gubernamentales de transporte que impulsan iniciativas de sostenibilidad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Preparados para mejorar el camino por delante<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El creciente uso de tuber\u00edas de pl\u00e1stico corrugado por parte de los departamentos de transporte (DOT) de los estados de EE. UU. refleja una transformaci\u00f3n m\u00e1s amplia en las prioridades de infraestructura. Si bien antes se centraban principalmente en los costos iniciales de los materiales, las agencias est\u00e1n evaluando el rendimiento durante su ciclo de vida, el impacto ambiental y la eficiencia en la construcci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La tuber\u00eda corrugada de HDPE ofrece grandes ventajas en todas estas dimensiones. Es m\u00e1s ligera, rentable, resistente a la corrosi\u00f3n y f\u00e1cil de instalar que los materiales tradicionales, al tiempo que apoya los objetivos de sostenibilidad y una mejor gesti\u00f3n del agua.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A medida que la inversi\u00f3n en infraestructura contin\u00faa y los est\u00e1ndares evolucionan, es probable que el papel de la tuber\u00eda de pl\u00e1stico corrugado en la construcci\u00f3n de carreteras se expanda a\u00fan m\u00e1s. Lo que alguna vez fue un material alternativo se est\u00e1 convirtiendo r\u00e1pidamente en la opci\u00f3n predeterminada para los sistemas de transporte modernos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"16422\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AdobeStock_69024991-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16422 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AdobeStock_69024991-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AdobeStock_69024991-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AdobeStock_69024991-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AdobeStock_69024991-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AdobeStock_69024991.png 1440w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"16421\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AdobeStock_1864742341.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16421 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AdobeStock_1864742341.png 960w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AdobeStock_1864742341-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AdobeStock_1864742341-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/fratco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AdobeStock_1864742341-18x12.png 18w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 960px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 960\/640;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>FUENTES:<\/strong> <\/em>Plastic Pipe Institute | Texas Tech Transportation Research Report | Global X | Global Growth Insights | Recycling Today | Minnesota Transportation Research<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>De una u otra forma, la tuber\u00eda de pl\u00e1stico corrugado se ha utilizado bajo las autopistas interestatales durante m\u00e1s de 30 a\u00f1os. Durante gran parte de ese tiempo, los ingenieros la consideraron una alternativa especializada frente al hormig\u00f3n y al acero m\u00e1s convencionales, reconociendo las ventajas de bajo costo del pl\u00e1stico, pero especific\u00e1ndola \u00fanicamente cuando las condiciones no eran demasiado exigentes.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":16412,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"kia_subtitle":"Why Plastic Pipe is Gaining Momentum in DOT Applications","footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[179],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-16410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-editorial","tag-summer-2026"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.0.1 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In one capacity or another, corrugated plastic pipe has been used under Interstate highways for more than 30 years. 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