RAP in LAC

iRAP Partner Impact in LAC

iRAP is working with local partners to help not only save lives on Latin America and the Caribbean roads, but also promote healthy and sustainable forms of mobility such as walking and cycling, including through the use of Star Rating for Schools and Star Rating for Designs for safer school journeys and road designs.

Achieving Target 4 by 2030 in Latin America and the Caribbean stands to save over 31,400 lives a year and nearly 34.3 million deaths and serious injuries over 20 years, with an annual economic benefit of US$73.2 billion

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Proyectos estratégicos que impulsan la seguridad vial, la innovación y el desarrollo

Showcasing a selecting of major projects that have occurred or are still active in the LAC over time. Led by various partners in LAC.

	2024 – Launched in 2019, the award-winning BrazilRAP programme, led by Brazil’s National Department of Transport Infrastructure (DNIT), has assessed 6,412km of roads and designs and 38 schools, influencing the safety of nearly US$8 billion of life-saving infrastructure investment. A Star Rating assessment of Brazil’s national road network of 54,500 km was completed in 2022 and is informing an investment of BRL 18 billion to halve fatalities and serious injuries.	Haz clic aquí para obtener más información.DNIT y iRAP lanzan el programa BrazilRAP para abordar la seguridad vial.
	2024 – The Government of Mexico, through the Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications and Transport (SICT) and iRAP ) anunció hoy el lanzamiento de MexiRAP para reducir las carreteras de alto riesgo en el país y reducir la 16.000 muertes en carretera que ocurren anualmente. El desarrollo de MexiRAP se basa en los más de 140.000 km de evaluaciones iRAP dirigidas por socios que ya se han completado en el país y que han influido en la seguridad de US$250 millones de inversión en infraestructura vial.	Haz clic aquí para obtener más información.
	2024 – The Government of São Paulo, through the DER (Department of Highways), an agency linked to the Secretariat of Environment, Infrastructure and Logistics (Semil), and the International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP), announced the launch of BrazilRAP São Paulo, aimed at evaluating and improving the safety of state highways. The first partnership of its kind signed by a state government (in Brazil and the world), the initiative will classify, using the iRAP methodology and tools applied in 126 countries, the degree of safety of São Paulo’s highways, serving as the basis for the São Paulo Road Safety Plan launched by the DER.	Haz clic aquí para obtener más información.
	2024 – National assessment launches in Uruguay: An exciting iRAP project has officially launched in Montevideo, assessing Uruguay’s 8,700km road network and 54 schools, to identify and improve high-risk locations and safety for road users. An estimated 447 people lose their lives each year in Uruguay due to road crashes, with a further 33,300 casualties. Road trauma costs the national economy US$2.6 billion annually (4.2% of GDP).	Haz clic aquí para obtener más información.
	2024 – Building on efforts to prevent road crashes in school zones throughout Chile, Automóvil Club de Chile, in partnership with Buses Vule, has inaugurated a new school zone safety initiative in Lo Espejo and Puente Alto in 2024. This project is part of an ongoing plan to expand Star Rating for Schools (SR4S) assessments to create safer road environments for students nationwide. In the first half of 2024, safety measures implemented around Colegio San Lucas in Lo Espejo *significantly improved the school’s road environment from 1.9 star to a 4.6 star*. Improvements included the installation of new signage and road markings, flashing beacons, marked pedestrian crossings with refuges, speed calming measures, and the reduction of the speed limit from 50 km/h to 30 km/h	Haz clic aquí para obtener más información.
	2024 – Safer school zones in Bolivia: La Paz implements collaborative project for enhanced safety. The FIA Region IV, supported by the FIA Foundation, launched a new project in 2023 to enhance school zone safety in Latin America. This initiative focuses on training local authorities to use the SR4S tool, providing funding for safety improvements, and fostering collaboration between stakeholders.	Haz clic aquí para obtener más información.
	2024 – Chile’s breathtakingly beautiful yet challenging southern transport corridors are getting a road safety overhaul. The Ministry of Public Works (MOP) contracted a consortium led by DDQ Engineering Consultants, along with APSA and iRAP, to conduct a comprehensive assessment across 1,907km of roads in the Magallanes, Aysén, and Los Lagos regions. Leveraging iRAP’s robust Star Rating Methodology, the recently completed study evaluated 53 routes traversing some of the world’s most remote and scenic landscapes. The findings have yielded prioritized Safer Roads Investment Plans to cost-effectively upgrade these vital connectors. The investment plans will guide MOP in making these routes safer for locals and visitors alike.	Haz clic aquí para obtener más información.

Dónde trabajamos

Políticas puestas en práctica

Muchos países están priorizando la seguridad de su infraestructura vial mediante la incorporación de objetivos de seguridad de 3 estrellas o superiores en sus políticas, en consonancia con los Objetivos de Desempeño 3 y 4 de la ONU en materia de seguridad vial a nivel mundial. Varios países europeos cuentan con Estrategias y Planes de Acción Nacionales de Seguridad Vial que incluyen objetivos de 3 estrellas o superiores para una infraestructura vial segura.

Brazil: Federal roads to achieve a 3-star or better safety standard according to iRAP. Brazil’s concessions auctioning with 3-star or better metric for safety.
Brazil – Parana: Parana State Concessions 2030 Strategy – All concession roads to be a minimum 3-star safety rating by 2030 Nakuru, to identify high-risk road sections. Safer Road Investment Plans to be developed to prioritise evidence-based safety improvements and national capacity building to include a focus on the iRAP methodology and tools.
Brazil – São Paulo: 2024-2030 Plan for BrazilRAP São Paulo – Identify and prioritise improvement of high risk 1 and 2-star road sections using the iRAP Methodology and develop a web platform to monitor road conditions according to iRAP.
Cayman Islands: 2023-2038 National Road Safety Strategy – All new roads to meet a minimum 4-star iRAP rating and include adequate provision for pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists and drivers of vehicles.
Peru: National Multisectoral Road Safety Policy – Implement iRAP assessments in urban and highway environments; increase percentage of local governments that implement safe school environments aligned to iRAP.

Download a summary of iRAP partner activity in every LAC country here Haga clic aquí para ver estas políticas, otros ejemplos globales y ejemplos de objetivos de infraestructura para su inclusión.

How Safe are LAC’s Roads and the Business Case for Safer Roads

El informe iRAP Safety Insights Explorer arroja luz sobre la verdadera magnitud de los accidentes de tráfico, la seguridad de las carreteras del mundo y el impacto positivo que se puede lograr con la inversión.

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Meet the LAC Team

Edgar Zamora

Viajes más seguros lideran (Américas)

Morgan Fletcher

Gerente de Operaciones para América Latina y el Caribe

Franco Azzato

Responsable de formación y acreditación

Minh Vo

Coordinador de Movilidad Sostenible

Latest News from LAC

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CycleRAP News: Crowdsourcing cycling safety data in one of Latin America’s largest cities

DNIT Brazil awarded Winner of coveted international Gary Liddle Memorial Award

5 de octubre de 2023

DNIT Brasil galardonado con el prestigioso premio internacional Gary Liddle Memorial Award.

DNIT Brazil awarded a Finalist for coveted international Gary Liddle Memorial Award

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DNIT Brasil nombró a un finalista del prestigioso premio internacional Gary Liddle Memorial Award.

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New IDB Report shares road safety progress in Latin America and the Caribbean including iRAP

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iRAP and COSEVI sign MOU to work together for safer roads in Costa Rica

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