{"id":35508,"date":"2019-11-04T04:04:14","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T04:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irap.org\/?p=35508"},"modified":"2019-11-04T15:10:22","modified_gmt":"2019-11-04T15:10:22","slug":"dnit-and-irap-launch-brazilrap-programme-to-address-road-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irap.org\/es\/2019\/11\/dnit-and-irap-launch-brazilrap-programme-to-address-road-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"DNIT y iRAP lanzan el programa BrazilRAP para abordar la seguridad vial"},"content":{"rendered":"

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BRASILIA, November 5, 2019<\/strong> \u2013 iRAP,\u00a0in association with the National Department of Transport and Infrastructure Brazil (DNIT<\/a>), announced the launch of the Brazil Road Assessment Program (BrazilRAP) today.<\/p>\n

The BrazilRAP programme aims to address the highest risk roads around the country in partnership with national and state agencies. The programme will be hosted by DNIT in association with local experts, using local research and resources, supported by the global International Road Assessment Programme that includes partners in more than 100 countries.<\/p>\n

iRAP Chief Executive Officer Rob McInerney said the Brazil chapter of iRAP will bring together government, investment, research and mobility and NGO partners from across the country to address the burden of road trauma.<\/p>\n

\u201cNearly 47,000 lives are lost each year due to road crashes in Brazil and eliminating high risk roads is critical to injury reductions.1<\/sup><\/p>\n

\u201cHosted by DNIT, the programme will go to new strengths building on initial development by Labtrans<\/a> as an iRAP Centre of Excellence since 2015.<\/p>\n

\u201cLocal leadership is the key to life-saving success in all of our partnerships across 100 countries worldwide. As Brazil invests in large-scale road upgrades across the country, maximizing the safety of this investment will deliver strong transport, health and economic benefits,” said Mr McInerney.<\/p>\n

The establishment of BrazilRAP builds on a series of road assessment projects and investments that have been completed since 2010 when the World Bank Global Road Safety Facility<\/a> invited iRAP to work with the Sao Paulo Department of Highways to guide the World Bank-financed $429 million Sao Paulo Sustainable Transport Project<\/a> and build local capacity in the use of the iRAP methodology and software.<\/p>\n

Since that time, 20,000km have been Star Rated across nine states (Acre, Cear\u00e1, Esp\u00edrito Santo, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Pernambuco, S\u00e3o Paulo and Rio de Janeiro) as well as the Federal District.<\/p>\n

Brazil is one of the countries included in the Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS<\/a>) which is being conducted over ten years (2010-2019) by a consortium of international partners together with national governments and local organizations. BIGRS Fortaleza <\/a>has seen pre- and post-construction assessments conducted on 163km of high risk corridors and intersections. A 40% reduction in fatalities has been achieved, saving approximately 423 lives.<\/p>\n

DNIT\u2019s Planning and Research Director Luiz Guilherme Rodrigues de Melo said safety is central to DNIT and its road safety strategy.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeveral exciting BrazilRAP projects are set to drive safety improvements across national and state networks led by government, concessionaires and corporate organisations for the benefit of Brazil and its road users,\u201d Mr Rodrigues de Melo said.<\/p>\n

\u201cA 55,000km Star Rating assessment of DNIT\u2019s entire paved network is commencing shortly. It is one of the largest applications of the iRAP methodology in the world,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Additional BrazilRAP projects led by partners include:<\/p>\n