Cliff Oketch Onyango will lead the ITEC project
ITEC Engineering Kenya is preparing for an iRAP survey along four corridors managed by the Autoridad Nacional de Carreteras de Kenia (KeNHA), supporting implementation of the country’s National Road Safety Plan.
The 600km post-construction assessment will include:
- Coastal Corridor: Mombasa/Likoni – Lunga Lunga – Minjila (A7) Road
- Jn A1 Kisii – Sotik – Jn A2 Kericho (B6) Road
- Jn B6 Kaplong – Bomet – Narok (B7) Road
- Jn A2 Makutano – Embu (B25) Road & Embu – Meru – Lewa (A9) Road
Kenya’s 2024-2028 Road Safety Action Plan, launched by His Excellency President William Ruto in April, includes iRAP indicators for road infrastructure safety.
The Plan outlines for iRAP assessments to be undertaken of Class A, B and C paved roads, and major urban road networks in Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Eldoret, and Nakuru, to identify high-risk road sections.
Esto permitirá obtener información sobre los avances realizados en el Corredor Norte desde el último estudio iRAP realizado en 2009 y proporcionará información crucial y actualizada sobre la seguridad de todos los usuarios de la vía, en particular de los peatones y motociclistas vulnerables.
Se elaborarán planes de inversión para la seguridad vial con el fin de priorizar las mejoras de seguridad basadas en la evidencia e informar los proyectos de las autoridades viales.
El fortalecimiento de la capacidad nacional en técnicas y gestión de ingeniería de seguridad vial incluirá un enfoque en la metodología y las herramientas iRAP.
ITEC’s survey marks an important step in implementing the Plan.
It’s an exciting time for Kenyan road safety. Kenya is host to the upcoming African Road Safety Seminar which will provide focus and foundation for regional plans for the second half of the Decade of Action for Road Safety.
iRAP is supporting the Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) and the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS), in association with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), to coordinate the two-day Seminar from 8-9 October in Nairobi.
For more information on the Seminar, haga clic aquí.