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EuroRAP assessment of Italy’s Lazio region underway

EuroRAP assessment of Italy’s Lazio region underway

FRED Engineering is carrying out a EuroRAP assessment of 300 km of roads in the Lazio region of Italy. FRED Engineering has just started the activities for the assessment according to the iRAP methodology. The technical assistance is addressed to Italian Automobile...
Parana’s State Highways in Brazil to be 3-star or better

Parana’s State Highways in Brazil to be 3-star or better

Photo caption: BR-277 escape area, towards Curitiba-Litoral. (Guilherme Pupo/Ecovia). Reproduced with an English translation from Gazeta Do Povo. Story by Elvira Fantin. A new concept is being applied in Brazil and Paraná to improve road safety and reduce accidents...
Recognising Soames Job

Recognising Soames Job

iRAP warmly congratulates Dr Soames Job on his retirement as Head of the Global Road Safety Facility (GRSF) of the World Bank. iRAP CEO Rob McInerney said Dr Job made a significant impact to global road safety during his 6 years at GRSF. “Soames has been a passionate...
Supporting journalism excellence in road safety

Supporting journalism excellence in road safety

iRAP, in partnership with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), recently trained 50 journalists to support the promotion of road safety in the media and Second Decade of Action efforts to halve global road deaths and...
US AiRAP pilot announced

US AiRAP pilot announced

The Transportation Research Board (TRB) has called for tenders in an innovative AiRAP pilot to leverage artificial intelligence and big data to enhance road safety analysis in US networks, with expected global benefit. The 30-month research programme aims to advance...
Helping Save Lives in Zambia Workshop

Helping Save Lives in Zambia Workshop

The Zambia Road Safety Trust (ZRST) hosted an online “iRAP Helping Save Lives in Zambia” Workshop today, attended by 24 stakeholders, profiling dynamic work underway and planned in the country informed by the iRAP Methodology. The Workshop Programme (with...
Road safety investment potential showcased to insurers

Road safety investment potential showcased to insurers

Moral and market failure in road safety is leaving victims and the transport system vulnerable with few financial incentives for reform according to iRAP, yet results-based financing holds promise. The true cost of road crashes, who bears them and the potential for...
Ecuador survey underway to inform IDB investment

Ecuador survey underway to inform IDB investment

An assessment of two high-risk roads in Ecuador commissioned by the Inter-American Development Bank will inform IDB investment in the prioritization and monitoring of road safety improvements in partnership with The Ministry of Transport and Public Works. The project...
EuroRAP News: First Star Rating for Andorra

EuroRAP News: First Star Rating for Andorra

Andorra’s first EuroRAP assessment of 80km is underway to understand the level of safety built in to the road network and identify a safer roads investment plan to reduce fatalities and injuries. Typically, Andorra experiences a large influx of tourism and according...
Expressions of interest called for Colombian assessment

Expressions of interest called for Colombian assessment

The Colombian National Road Safety Agency is commissioning an iRAP assessment of 20,000km of the national road network. Tenders are invited from qualified firms and iRAP Accredited Suppliers to perform the collection and coding of the primary network and routes of...
Exciting South Africa RAP progress

Exciting South Africa RAP progress

Exciting progress is underway in South Africa with over 16,000km of recent Star Rating assessments supporting the work of local state agencies to identify and eliminate high-risk roads. Supported by iRAP Accredited Supplier ARRB Systems SA, almost 7,000km of...
G7 Build Back Better World (B3W) Partnership announced

G7 Build Back Better World (B3W) Partnership announced

Investment in 3-star or better road infrastructure, led by the G7 Build Back Better World (B3W) Partnership launched this week, has immense potential to save lives and support the achievement of UN Targets 3 and 4. The Build Back Better World (B3W) Partnership is an...
Omdena Challenge collaborators share results

Omdena Challenge collaborators share results

Collaborators on the Omdena iRAP 8 Week Challenge which aimed to crowd source AI-based solutions to map crash risk and generate iRAP star rating attribute data have shared some of their publication results. Earlier this year, 50 AI and machine learning experts...
EuroRAP News: RADAR results and infographics shared for the Danube

EuroRAP News: RADAR results and infographics shared for the Danube

Results and Infographics for EuroRAP Project RADAR demonstrate how road infrastructure safety is being improved across 12 countries in the Danube region. RADAR (Risk Assessment on Danube Area Roads) commenced in 2018 and is a €2.15 million project over 3-years to...

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