Following previous successful pilot projects for Main Roads Western Australia, Anditi is delighted to announce that it has been awarded the contract for the provision of point cloud feature extraction services across 19,164km of Main Roads Western Australia’s road...
Celebrating FIA club partnerships for safer journeys worldwide
As mobility clubs gather in Spain this week for the 2023 Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) Annual Conference, we are proud to recognise the iRAP club partnerships and projects helping to make roads and school journeys safer in communities across world....
Moroccan PIDG workshop promotes safety in projects
Safer Journeys Lead Nathalie Chiavassa was pleased to join the PIDG Institute in Casablanca last week to share how safety can be optimised in the Group's road infrastructure projects delivered throughout sub-Saharan Africa and south and south-east Asia. Infrastructure...
A new EU project is on the Horizon: Meet ELABORATOR!
How to design sustainable urban mobility in a way that is also inclusive, safe, and affordable, paving the way for climate-neutral cities? ELABORATOR has got it covered and iRAP and the European Institute of Road Assessment (EIRA) are proud to join the 38-strong...
Kazakhstan training builds national capacity
iRAP training was held in Almaty and Astana, Kazakhstan late last month for representatives of leading road safety organizations including the Committee for Roads MIID RK, JSC “NC “KazAvtoZhol”, RSE “National Quality Center of Road Assets” and Kazakh Automobile and...
Safer roads for motorcyclists: New report shares global insights
A new report "Safer Roads for Motorcyclists: Moving Towards a Systematic Approach for Motorcycle Safety" inventories the infrastructural challenges that motorcyclists all over the world are confronted with, potential solutions and national case studies of success....
#RAPKnowledgeLive Session 3 – Exciting updates to the Star Rating for Designs web app
#RAPKnowledgeLive sessions are held monthly worldwide to discuss the latest knowledge on road safety tools, programmes and partnerships helping make global roads safer. Our third #RAPKnowledgeLive session will be held at the end of June, highlighting the exciting...
ITF Summit Panel Session Summary – Financing Equitable, Green, and Safe Transport
A panel session titled "Financing Equitable, Green, and Safe Transport" was held yesterday as part of the International Transport Forum Summit 2023 in Leipzig, Germany. The session aimed to discuss the critical role of infrastructure financing in improving equity,...
3M extends support of SR4S as Global Programme Partner for two more years
Building on an existing 3-year partnership supporting the SR4S vision of a world where children travel safely to and from school, 3M announced that it will continue to support SR4S as a Global Programme Partner for two additional years. The partnership began in 2020...
Missed the #RAPKnowledgeLive session on the Route Review Tool? Recording is now available!
On Tuesday 16 April 2023, over 75 delegates across 34 countries attended our second monthly #RAPKnowledgeLive session on the new Route Review Tool In this session our presenters (James Bradford, Global Technical Director iRAP and Dr Suzy Charman, Executive Director...
OECD Development Matters: Beyond Fatalities, the Hidden Health Burden of Unsafe Roads
Article reproduced from OECD Development Matters, 17 May 2023 By Nneka Henry, Head of the UN Road Safety Fund and Rob McInerney, Chief Executive Officer for the international Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) Long after the world recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic,...
African Parliamentarians and Legislators gather for road safety
Article credit: WHO Racheal Nganwa was pleased to moderate two sessions last week at the Annual Meeting of the African Network of Road Safety Legislators that brought together parliamentarians, policy-makers and experts from 10 African countries to strengthen laws and...
CycleRAP Demonstrator Tool Showcases Potential to Save Lives as we approach UN Global Road Safety Week
iRAP has launched its new CycleRAP Demonstrator Tool. The tool is an exciting step forward in the field of road safety for bicyclists. The CycleRAP risk assessment model aims to help cities improve the safety of cycling infrastructure. The CycleRAP Demonstrator is a...
World’s largest iRAP assessment underway in Saudi Arabia
The world's largest ever iRAP assessment of 72,000km has kicked off in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with first training for 45 engineers yesterday. The Roads General Authority project, being led by Euro Group Engineering Consultancy and supported by iRAP Strategic...
Star Rating for Schools May 2023 Newsletter
The latest Star Rating for Schools newsletter is out now – read some great stories of how SR4S Lead Partners are engaging partners and leading safer infrastructures around the world.In this issue: Enhancements coming to the SR4S model - here is what you need to know...
Enhancements coming to the Star Rating for Schools model – all the information you need to know
SR4S (Star Rating for Schools) has been used by partners in 63 countries to assess the risk children are exposed to on their school journeys. iRAP is now updating the SR4S model, under the guidance of iRAP Global Technical Committee, to ensure SR4S reflects the latest...
iRAP assessment underway between Algerian border and Port of Gabes, Tunisia
The Ministry of Equipment, in partnership with SCET-TUNISIE and Ksentini for Road Safety (KSR) are undertaking an iRAP assessment and audit of road safety on the economic corridors RN15 and RN16 between the Algerian border and the Port of Gabes in Tunisia. The project...
New IDB Report shares road safety progress in Latin America and the Caribbean including iRAP
A new report published by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) shares learnings of the first Decade of Action and prospects to save lives and serious injuries on safer roads in Latin America. The "Road safety in Latin America and the Caribbean: After a decade of...
Join us at the 2023 ITF Summit in Leipzig!
iRAP will be in action at the ITF Summit next month where our key focusses will be on supporting member countries to eliminate high-risk roads, empowering transport safety insights through shared data, and financing equitable, green and safe road infrastructure...
AusRAP news: Tonkin Highway Extension Design awarded iRAP Certification for Safety
Arup, on behalf of Main Roads Western Australia (MRWA), has been awarded iRAP Certification for achieving 3, 4 and 5-star safety ratings for the proposed design of the Tonkin Highway Extension project in Western Australia. The design achieved a 5-star iRAP safety...