Mrs Meredith Liddle; Torill Pape, Director (Structures Design, Review and Standards), TMR; and Miquel Nadal, iRAP Board Chairman
El Programa Internacional de Evaluación de Carreteras (iRAP) has proudly announced the Departamento de Transporte y Carreteras Principales de Queensland (TMR) in Australia as a Finalist for the iRAP Gary Liddle Memorial Trophy in Prague today, presented to the world’s best performing road authority eliminating high-risk roads.
El nuevo y perpetuo trofeo iRAP rinde homenaje a la contribución pública y al transporte de toda la vida del expresidente de la junta directiva de la organización benéfica. Gary Liddle AO que falleció a principios de este año.
TMR has been using the globally recognised Metodología iRAP to improve the safety of Queensland’s Bruce Highway, previously identified as one of the most hazardous highways in Australia.
Evidence-based safety improvements delivered in an AUD$350 million works package have halved fatalities and serious injuries (FSIs) on the network and led to the development of an innovative and now globally adopted Wide Centre Line Treatment (WCLT). The WCLT is now a mandatory requirement on all new and upgraded rural roads with volumes over 4,000 vehicles per day on TMR’s 33,000km network.
In announcing the finalists, iRAP CEO Rob McInerney said, “The calibre of nominations this year was very high and the judges have recognised TMR’s large, long-term and high-impact investment program on the Bruce Highway with 3-star or better road upgrades completed and impressive Star Rating improvements and FSI reductions achieved. Monitoring and evaluation has provided evidence-based analysis of the program’s effectiveness, spurring additional life-saving investment and feedback into Queensland-wide investment and the iRAP models for the global benefit of all partners.”
Dennis Walsh, Chief Engineer at TMR said, “We are very proud to receive this international recognition for our extensive work over five years to improve safety on the Bruce Highway, our major freight and commuter corridor from Brisbane to Cairns. iRAP Star Rating assessments have helped us understand the level of risk ‘built in’ to the highway infrastructure, develop Safer Roads Investment Plans to inform evidence-based safety upgrades and provide the before and after Star Rating metrics to measure success. The investments are now saving lives and preventing serious injuries every day.”
From 2008 to 2011, crashes on the Bruce Highway accounted for more than 17 per cent of Australian highway deaths though the highway accounted for only 7.5 per cent of the national network. In 2012 alone, road crashes on the 1,670km stretch cost the Queensland community over AUD$800 million.
The Bruce Highway Safety Package (BHSP) was developed by TMR as part of a joint $13 billion commitment by the Australian and Queensland governments. The iRAP methodology is at its heart an evidence-based and independent evaluation framework to guide and measure implementation success.
iRAP Metodología de calificación con estrellas proporciona una medida simple y objetiva del nivel de seguridad ‘incorporado’ en la carretera para los ocupantes de vehículos, motociclistas, ciclistas y peatones.
Tranche 1 of the BHSP began construction in 2013/14 and was completed in 2018/19. Infrastructure works included the installation of WCLT, audio-tactile line marking, channelised right turn lanes and road safety barriers, with significant road safety benefit.
From 2013 to 2018 there was a 46 per cent increase in the road length rated 3-star or better and the proportion of travel on 3-star or better sections increased from 63.5 to 75.7 per cent.
Fatal crashes were reduced by 48.8 per cent and it was found that sites that received the Wide Centre Line Treatment recorded an FSI crash reduction of 20 per cent as well as a reduction in muti-vehicle, head-on and run-off road crashes by 46.4, 45.9 and 26.1 per cent respectively.
BHSP Tranche 1 was completed in 2018-19 and is the first of three tranches in the $13 billion Bruce Highway Upgrade Program, expected to be completed in 2027-28.
El ganador del Trofeo Conmemorativo iRAP Gary Liddle fue entregado el jueves 5 de octubre durante la iRAP Innovation Workshop, an official side event of the XXVII Congreso Mundial de Carreteras celebrándose del 2 al 6 de octubre en el Centro de Congresos de Praga, República Checa.
Para más información:
- On TMR’s Bruce Highway Safety Package and results, haz clic aquí.
- On all the Award winners, haz clic aquí.
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Sobre Gary Liddle y el Trofeo Conmemorativo
Gary Liddle fue un líder muy respetado en la industria del transporte, fideicomisario voluntario de la organización benéfica iRAP durante nueve años y Presidente de la Junta de iRAP de 2017 a 2022. Antes de su fallecimiento por ELA en 2023, su liderazgo y sabiduría ayudaron a aumentar el impacto de la organización benéfica hasta el punto en que los socios de todo el mundo habían salvado más de 400.000 muertes y lesiones. Gary sirvió a la industria del transporte durante más de 40 años. Durante ese tiempo, además de apoyar a iRAP, ocupó puestos de alta dirección en el sector vial australiano, incluido el de Director Ejecutivo de VicRoads, Subsecretario del Departamento de Transporte, Planificación e Infraestructura Local (Victoria), Presidente de ARRB, Presidente de Austroads y Presidente de iMOVE, miembro de la Junta de Roads Australia y roles de gobierno tanto en PIARC como en REAAA. En 2017, Gary fue nombrado Oficial de la Orden de Australia (AO) por “servicios distinguidos a la administración pública en el sector del transporte de Victoria a través del liderazgo en dirección de políticas, desarrollo de infraestructuras, seguridad vial y reforma regulatoria”. Fue un líder fuerte y firme, un mentor generoso y solidario, y un firme defensor de la seguridad vial. Dada su contribución de toda la vida al sector público y al transporte, iRAP honra el legado de Gary con el Premio Conmemorativo Gary Liddle, que se otorgará anualmente. Las nominaciones están abiertas a cualquier autoridad vial nacional, estatal o local del mundo que haya utilizado la metodología y/o las herramientas de iRAP para hacer sus carreteras más seguras y las comunidades más habitables. Los programas/actividades de seguridad de infraestructuras y las evaluaciones asociadas deben haberse completado en los últimos 5 años. El premio reconoce el impacto de salvar vidas, el liderazgo en gobernanza y servicio público, la relevancia, la innovación, la sostenibilidad, la colaboración y la transferibilidad a otras jurisdicciones.
https://irap.org/irap-gary-liddle-memorial-trophy/
About the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR)
The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) is a department of the Queensland State Government in Australia. It plans, manages and delivers Queensland’s integrated transport environment to achieve sustainable transport solutions for the 33,000 km state road network as well as rail, air and sea. Its integrated transport planning approach moves and connects people, places, goods and services safely, efficiently and effectively to contribute to people’s quality of life, Queensland’s economic wellbeing, and a sustainable environment.
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Sobre el Programa Internacional de Evaluación de Carreteras (iRAP)
iRAP is a registered charity with a vision for a world free of high-risk roads, influencing road infrastructure safety in more than 170 countries. iRAP and its partners work with the United Nations, World Health Organisation, governments, development banks, mobility clubs, industry, road safety NGOs and research organisations to provide evidence-based tools, training and support to help them make their roads safe. iRAP’s road safety Star Rating Methodology is free to use and provides a simple and objective measure of the level of safety which is ‘built-in’ to the road for vehicle occupants, motorcyclists, bicyclists and pedestrians. A 1-star road is the least safe and a 5-star road is the safest. iRAP works with partners to: inspect high-risk roads and develop Star Ratings, Risk Maps and Safer Roads Investment Plans; provide training, tools, and support that will build and sustain national, regional, and local capability; and track road safety performance so that funding agencies can assess the life-saving and economic benefits of their investments. iRAP and its partners have Star Rated nearly 1.5 million kilometres of roads and designs, and 1,229 schools, influencing the safety of USD$100 billion of infrastructure investment. Nearly 1.8 million km have been risk mapped and over 63,350 people have been trained globally. iRAP Safety Insights Explorer (https://irap.org/safety-insights-explorer/) arroja luz sobre el impacto humano y económico de los siniestros viales, la seguridad de nuestras carreteras y el caso de negocio para unas carreteras más seguras en los países y en el mundo.
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