Jigesh Bhavsar is a road safety specialist with over 20 years of international experience in infrastructure safety engineering, iRAP assessments, and capacity strengthening across Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and the Pacific. He has led Star Rating and Safer Roads Investment Plan (SRIP) assessments on national highways, urban corridors, expressways, and rural networks, supporting governments and multilateral development banks to achieve 3-star or better standards for all road users.
His expertise includes road safety audits, crash data analysis, Star Rating for Design (SR4D), economic appraisal of safety investments, and institutional road safety reform. Jigesh has delivered structured training programs and accreditation courses for engineers, planners, and road authorities in more than 15 countries. He is driven by the Safe System philosophy and the belief that evidence-based, well-designed infrastructure can systematically eliminate high-risk roads and prevent avoidable deaths.