TanRAP, the Programme d'évaluation des routes en Tanzanie, has been launched today in Dar es Salaam to eliminate high-risk roads and curb the more than 16,000 people who die on the country’s roads annually.
The Government of Tanzania through the Ministry of Works and Transport marked the launch by signing a Letter of Intent to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) and the occasion culminated with the release of the survey vehicle which is to undertake a tranche of TanRAP surveys along approximately 1,000km in Tanzania this year.
A key milestone of the Ten Step Project Tanzania, TanRAP is an initiative headed by the Ministry of Works and Transport (MoWT), which aims to build capacity and improve the safety of road infrastructure in the country in partnership with other leading stakeholders such as Tanzania National Roads Agency (TANROADS), l'Agence des routes rurales et urbaines de Tanzanie (TARURA), Tanzania Road Association (TARA), National Institute of Transport (NIT), Road Safety Ambassadors (RSA), Roads Fund Board (RFB), banques de développement, clubs automobiles, ONG de sécurité routière et industrie.
Represented at the launch by the Deputy Minister (Transport) for the Ministry of Works and Transport Hon. Atupele Mwakibete, the Minister of Works and Transport Hon. Prof. Makame M. Mbarawa said, “We are proud to launch TanRAP today in collaboration with important local and international partners. Tanzania is the very first country to be selected under the United Nations Road Safety Fund initiative to implement the UNRSC Ten Step approach to improve road infrastructure safety on both new and existing roads. We are grateful for this privilege and the opportunity that this project has created for the creation and establishment of a National Road Assessment Programme in Tanzania.”
Rob McInerney, CEO of the International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) said, “TanRAP captures the iRAP spirit, connecting people and partners to ensure we solve problems once and share success quickly. By drawing on the globally-recognised and freely-available iRAP methodology and software, and with connections to training and iRAP partners worldwide, TanRAP will help road agencies develop evidence-based policy and systematically manage safety on existing roads and new road designs.”
“Building capacity on all fronts and ensuring all new roads are built and existing roads upgraded to the 3-star or better standard for all road users will be critical to fatality and serious injury reductions in Tanzania,” added Susanna Zammataro, Director General of the International Road Federation (IRF). “This is a key milestone of the Ten Step Project which is also supporting training in road safety engineering, iRAP assessments and road safety audits; reviews of national strategy on safe infrastructure; and the national road design standards.”
Financé conjointement par le Fonds des Nations Unies pour la sécurité routièreFNUAP) and by the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (Aide britannique), grâce au Fonds mondial pour la sécurité routière (GRSF) of the World Bank, the Ten Step Plan Tanzania is a 30-month project designed to meet the specific needs of Tanzania and build sustainable institutional capacity, impact and partnerships. Under the guidance of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (CEA) the project is being implemented by a consortium led by the International Road Federation (FDI), and includes the International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP), the World Road Association (PIARC) and the Tanzania Roads Association (TARA). The project has brought together the Government of Tanzania through MoWT, TANROADS, TARURA, National Institute of Transport (NIT), and other leading institutions, NGOs and industry stakeholders in Tanzania.
Already 539 road safety professionals and engineers have recently received road safety training supported by the Ten Step Project and 16 have attained iRAP Supplier Accreditation to support the assessments. During coming months, iRAP accredited experts will perform new assessments of existing roads and designs using the iRAP methodology and drawing on TANROADS and TARURA datasets. This will build on the more than 5,000 km of assessments of existing roads and designs previously funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS) and undertaken by the GRSF.
Grâce au programme TanRAP, le projet « Ten Step » prévoit de porter la longueur totale des routes existantes et des projets évalués à plus de 10 000 km d'ici mars 2023, en s'appuyant sur les plus de 1 400 milliards de dollars d'investissements dans les infrastructures routières déjà sécurisés grâce aux évaluations iRAP.
TanRAP will support implementation of the Plan mondial pour la décennie d'action pour la sécurité routière 2021-2030 in Tanzania which provides a road map for how countries can halve road deaths and serious injuries by 2030.
Atteindre d’ici 2030 un taux de plus de 75 % de trajets effectués sur des routes classées 3 étoiles ou plus pour tous les usagers de la route permettrait d’éviter 1,6 million de décès et de blessures graves sur les 20de la durée de vie des interventions en Tanzanie, avec un bénéfice économique de $26 pour chaque $1 dépensé.
POUR PLUS D'INFORMATIONS
- Download a copy of the media release
- Download the Launch event programme
- TanRAP Launch Brochure https://resources.irap.org/CRM/Africa/Tanzania/TanRAP_Brochure.pdf
- Ten Step Project information https://www.gtkp.com/ten-step-project-tanzania
- To see how safe Tanzania’s roads are, the road attributes that matter and the Business Case for Safer Roads, explore iRAP’s Big Data Tool https://www.vaccinesforroads.org/irap-big-data-tool/ (Sélection de la Tanzanie)
- About iRAP Regional Road Assessment Programmes https://irap.org/partnering-to-save-lives/regional-raps/
Signing the Letter of Intent to launch TanRAP, a local Road Assessment Programme for Tanzania
Welcoming Launch guests
iRAP Global Projects Director Julio Urzua
Mr Yonas Beleke, UNECA overviews Ten Step Plan
Susanna Zammataro, Director General, IRF
TanRAP survey vehicle ready to undertake TanRAP surveys on 1,000km of Tanzania’s roads this year
The launch of TanRAP attracted significant media interest
Deputy Minister (Transport) for the Ministry of Works and Transport Hon. Atupele Mwakibete and local partners celebrate the release of the survey vehicle and TanRAP launch.
The TanRAP family ready to save lives!
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Mr Ramadhani Msangi
TanRAP Communications
Road Safety Ambassadors Tanzania
T +255 767 412176
E msangirs@gmail.com
Racheal Nganwa
AfricaRAP Lead
Programme International d'Évaluation Routière
M +256 785 379796
E racheal.nganwa@irap.org
ABOUT MoWT
The Ministry of Works and Transport (MoWT) is a government ministry of Tanzania. It was created in 2010 and is responsible for promoting a quality, efficient, environmentally friendly, and cost-effective construction industry that facilitates the social and economic development of the country. Among others, MoWT is mandated to administer the safety and security of transport; policies on works, construction, transport and transportation and their implementations; roads, bridges, ferries and mechanical matters; engineering and design works; and transport licensing.
https://www.mwt.go.tz/
ABOUT iRAP
est une organisation caritative enregistrée dont la vision est celle d’un monde sans routes à haut risque. L'organisation est active dans plus de 100 pays et collabore avec les gouvernements, les banques de développement, les clubs de mobilité, les organismes de recherche et les ONG spécialisées dans la sécurité routière afin de leur fournir gratuitement des outils, des systèmes et des formations pour rendre leurs routes plus sûres. La méthodologie de notation par étoiles de l'iRAP fournit une mesure simple et objective du niveau de sécurité ‘ intégré ’ à la route pour les occupants des véhicules, les motocyclistes, les cyclistes et les piétons. Une route classée 1 étoile est la moins sûre et une route classée 5 étoiles est la plus sûre. L'organisation a influencé la sécurité de plus de 1 000 milliards de dollars d'investissements dans les infrastructures, a évalué plus d'un million de kilomètres de routes et formé plus de 22 000 personnes à travers le monde. L'iRAP est le programme-cadre des programmes régionaux d'évaluation routière, notamment l'EuroRAP, le ChinaRAP, l'AusRAP, l'usRAP, le KiwiRAP, l'IndiaRAP, le BrazilRAP, le South Africa RAP, le ThaiRAP et le MyRAP. Il bénéficie du soutien financier de la Fondation FIA, du Global Road Safety Facility et de FedEx.
https://irap.org/