Le International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) a fièrement annoncé Agence nationale des routes de Tanzanie (TANROADS) as the Winner of the 2024 iRAP Gary Liddle Memorial Trophy in Marrakech, Morocco today, presented to the world’s best performing road authority eliminating high-risk roads.
Présenté lors de Dix étapes pour des infrastructures routières plus sûres d'ici 2030 (événement parallèle) of the 4th Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety, the perpetual iRAP Trophy honours the lifelong public-sector and transport contribution of the charity’s former Board Chairman Gary Liddle AO qui est décédé en 2023.
Tanzania was the first country in the world to apply the innovative United Nations Road Safety Collaboration (UNRSC) Plan en dix étapes pour des infrastructures routières plus sûres with TANROADS successfully achieving reductions in road trauma associated with their elimination of high-risk journeys for all road users along the road network under TANROADS jurisdiction across the country. Through the Tanzania Ten Step Plan Project and Tanzania Roads Assessment Programme (TanRAP) TANROADS’ initiative has also built sustainable institutional capacity, impact, and partnerships that continue to identify and eliminate high-risk roads across Tanzania, where it is estimated road crashes claim more than 16,000 people each year.
TANROADS was an instrumental partner in the award-winning Projet Tanzanie en dix étapes jointly funded by the United Nations Road Safety Fund (UNRSF) and the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (UKAid), through the Global Road Safety Facility (GRSF) of the World Bank.
It saw the expansion of road safety assessments to 10,000 km of roads and bus rapid transit corridors under TANROADS jurisdiction using the IRAP methodology, with results informing evidence-based investment plans for safer road designs and upgrades using national investment as well as through projects financed with the support of the World Bank.
National leadership and capacity in eliminating high-risk roads were reinforced through the launch of the locally led Programme d'évaluation des routes de Tanzanie (TanRAP) with associated integration with asset management systems and updates to National Road Design Standards/Guidelines, to ensure that they address road safety for all road users. A National Training, Accreditation and Certification Scheme has also been established to support the long-term road safety capacity of engineers in the road sector in Tanzania including TANROADS engineers in the use of road safety audits and the iRAP methodology and tools.
Working together with local and international partners, as well as being one of the key collaborating institutions in establishment and operations of TanRAP, TANROADS continues to support evidence-based policy and investment across the country. This includes investment in 3-star or better roads for all road users with other leading stakeholders including the Ministry of Works in Tanzania, the President’s Office Regional Administration and Local Government (PO-RALG) in Tanzania, the Ministry of Home Affairs in Tanzania, the Tanzania Rural and Urban Roads Agency (TARURA), the Roads Fund Board in Tanzania, the National Institute of Transport (NIT) in Tanzania, the Road Safety Ambassadors (RSA) in Tanzania, the National Road Safety Council (NRSC) in Tanzania, road safety NGOs, mobility clubs and industry.
Among key achievements delivered by the Projet Tanzanie en dix étapes with TANROADS as one of the key collaborating institution were the development of a National Road Infrastructure Safety Strategy and Action Plan, and the revision of the Tanzania Road Geometric Design Manual prioritising the safety of all road users. The embedding of iRAP assessment within TANROAD’s Road Asset Management System (RMMS) will also support the operationalisation of 3-star or better safety across all forms of road investment.
TANROADS under the Ministry of Works in Tanzania is a key stakeholder delivering Tanzania’s new 3-year Road Safety Plan which includes the iRAP Methodology and integration of improved road design and inspection systems with iRAP Certification to improve the safety of the country’s roads. This institutionalisation and local leadership will ensure the full potential of safer roads to save lives will be realised long into the future reinforcing Gary Liddle’s commitment to public service, impact and sustainability.
In presenting the award, iRAP Global Program Director and Acting CEO Greg Smith said, “The calibre of nominations this year was very high, with TANROADS a standout for its widescale application of the iRAP approach, large scale of mobilised investment focused on all road users, and rapid scaling of partnerships and capacity to save lives. TANROADS’ program demonstrates the innovative world-first implementation of the multi-partner collaborative Ten Step Plan for Safer Road Infrastructure approach. Its effectiveness and transferability is evident today in TANROADS’ achievement and demand for the approach from other countries in the region.”
Acceptant le prix au nom de TANROADS, Son Excellence L'honorable Abdallah Hamis Ulega, ministre des Travaux publics en Tanzanie “ Nous sommes très fiers de recevoir le trophée commémoratif Gary Liddle iRAP en reconnaissance du travail accompli par TANROADS pour améliorer la sécurité routière, les politiques et les infrastructures afin de réduire le nombre de blessés sur les routes de notre pays. La Tanzanie a été le premier pays au monde à utiliser le Plan en dix étapes de la Collaboration des Nations Unies pour la sécurité routière (UNRSC) pour des infrastructures routières plus sûres. Ce plan a permis d'accélérer et de renforcer les améliorations en matière de sécurité routière dans notre pays, nous plaçant ainsi en bonne position pour réduire de moitié le nombre de décès et de blessés sur les routes du monde d'ici 2030, conformément aux Objectifs de développement durable des Nations Unies. ’.
The Ten Step Plan for Safer Road Infrastructure provides a template that can be adopted by any country and implemented in a way that matches the specific local context and needs, to empower safer mobility for all road users.
Le trophée commémoratif Gary Liddle iRAP a été remis à TANROADS et à quatre finalistes lors de la Dix étapes pour des infrastructures routières plus sûres d'ici 2030, a Side Event of the 4th Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety on 17 February 2025.
Pour plus d'informations :
- À propos du Trophée et des lauréats de 2024, Cliquez ici.
- On TANROADS road safety program, Cliquez ici.
- On the award-winning success of Ten Step Tanzania Project, Cliquez ici.
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Eng. George Daffa, Senior Road Safety Engineer
E-mail: George.daffa@tanroads.go.tz