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Second iRAP Project in Oman targets safety of Oman LNG network
iRAP Oman LNG - Photo of the inspection team and vehicle after the survey conducted at the OLNG Plant 900 Factual has recently completed a second iRAP road safety assessment in Oman, analysing 50 km of the Oman LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) road network across three key...

New Expert Group to Inform the Safety Management of High-Speed, High-Quality Roads
A new international High-Speed, High-Quality Roads Expert Group has been formed to address the evolving needs and research pertaining to the safety of modern, high-speed road infrastructure and ensure the continued effectiveness of the iRAP methodology for assessing...

New guidance on safe and inclusive road design published for road engineers and infrastructure designers in Central Asia
Today, our collaboration between UNESCAP, iRAP, EASST and the International Road Federation (IRF) to review and improve local road geometrical design standards for safer and more inclusive roads across Central Asia drew to a close with a final workshop in Tashkent,...

Dodoma, Tanzania: Prioritising 3-star or better safety for walking and cycling
A new $200 million World Bank-financed investment will enhance mobility and accessibility in Tanzania’s capital, Dodoma, with 3-star or better “complete streets” prioritising safe walking and cycling for climate-resilient and inclusive active mobility. In recent...

Latest ELABORATOR News: Designing Safe and Inclusive Streets for Women, and more…
It's been a busy few months for the ambitious 3-year ELABORATOR project, sharing progress on the research and efforts of 38 partners working together in 12 European cities to design urban mobility solutions that are safe, sustainable, and inclusive for all road users....

EU PHOEBE Consortium Meets: Advancing Vulnerable Road User Safety
The PHOEBE consortium gathered for its biannual meeting last week at the Technical University of Delft in The Netherlands, where they planned the remaining twelve months of the project, set to conclude in July 2026. In addition, a second review meeting was held with...

Celebrating International Women in Engineering Day with iRAP: Empowering Female Engineers with Training Grants
June 23, 2025 – Today, iRAP proudly joins the global community in celebrating International Women in Engineering Day (IWED). This vital day highlights the achievements of women engineers worldwide and encourages more girls and young women to consider dynamic careers...

Update on iRAP executive leadership
On behalf of the iRAP Board, I would like to share an update on the executive leadership arrangements for the charity with you and all our valued partners worldwide. In recent months, Rob McInerney has stepped back from his full-time duties as CEO for family...

KazRAP Launches for Safer Roads in Kazakhstan
Greg Smith, iRAP's Acting CEO and Global Programme Director, and Arystan Massanov, Director of the KSRIRS celebrate the launch of KazRAP The International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) and Kazakh Scientific Research Institute for Road Safety (KSRIRS) have proudly...

Opportunity alert! Road Safety Project Intern: Shaping a Safer Future, Globally
Do you have a passion for saving lives and a talent for keeping projects on track? The International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) is searching for a highly motivated and organized Project Manager to join our team (to be based in the UK). This is a unique...

Spain Risk Mapping Shows 13 State Highways Account for Elevated Risk
The RACC Mobility Club has presented the 21st edition of annual Crash Risk Mapping, showing that thirteen state highways in Spain account for 52 per cent of the kilometres with a high or very high risk. The 25,743 km assessment of the government-owned State Road...

Celebrating FIA Club Partnerships for Safer Journeys
As the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) convenes in Macau this week for its Annual Conference, we recognise the 140 FIA clubs in 99 countries partnering with iRAP to support their advocacy and action to create safer journeys for members supported by the...

CycleRAP Receives Prestigious ECF Road Safety Award
The International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) is proud to announce that its pioneering CycleRAP program has been awarded the 2025 European Cyclists' Federation (ECF) Road Safety Award, at the Velo-city Conference in Gdańsk yesterday. The award, recognising...

Australasian College of Road Safety Policy Statement on Star Ratings: A Great Exemplar
The Australasian College of Road Safety (ACRS) Policy Statement on iRAP Star Ratings provides a great template for all countries and organisations seeking to optimise infrastructure safety and reduce the burden of road trauma, as well as for all AusRAP and Austroads'...

Road Safety Week in Bangkok shines light on improving road safety in the Asia-Pacific
As a continued effort in improving road safety in the Asia-Pacific region, Acting CEO Greg Smith joined UNESCAP Road Safety Week in Bangkok from 2 to 5 June, including presentations on Unsafe Infrastructure as a Key Risk Factor for Road Safety at the 'Group Meeting on...

UNRSF Launches 2024 Annual Report including iRAP Partner Projects
The recently launched United Nations Road Safety Fund (UNRSF) 2024 Annual Report spotlights how countries, including three iRAP partner projects in Vietnam, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Senegal, are taking action to narrow gaps in their national road safety...

CAMBER: For Connected and Adaptive Maintenance for Safer Urban and Secondary Roads in Europe
The CAMBER Project, dedicated to improving safety and maintenance on urban and secondary roads across Europe, is underway led by a consortium of 14 partners from nine countries, including research institutions, road authorities, and industry experts. The Connected and...

Eswatini’s National Road Safety Strategy sets iRAP targets for safety of roads
Eswatini's first National Road Safety Strategy is tackling the safety of the country's roads with an iRAP assessment of major rural and urban roads planned, and 3-star or better targets to be achieved by 2030. Aligned to the Global Plan for the Decade of Action for...

Eastern Province Municipality Secures Road Safety Certification: A Saudi First with iRAP Urban Assessment
Dammam, Saudi Arabia — May 2025 In a landmark development for road safety in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Eastern Province Municipality has achieved the nation’s first urban iRAP Star Rating Certification, marking a regional milestone in the application of...

Beyond Opinion: Using Star Ratings to Validate RSA Findings
Thanks to Kenn Beer, Principal Engineer at Safe System Solutions for this article published on LinkedIn. Road Safety Audits (RSAs) have long played an important role in identifying design issues that may lead to crashes or make crashes more serious. But audits alone...

iRAP Celebrates Excellence: 2025 Peter Kissinger Awards announced
iRAP is proud to announce the recipients of the 2025 Peter Kissinger Award, recognizing outstanding contributions from its dedicated staff. This year, Minh Vo has been named the deserving winner, with Helen Noble and Franco Azzato celebrated as runners-up for their...

Technical Contribution at the Uruguayan Parliament on Motorcycle Safety
iRAP works with partners to eliminate high-risk roads within the Safe System, but our Training and Accreditation Manager Franco Azzato recently presented as a technical expert to the Uruguayan Parliament on the lifesaving potential of airbag vests for motorcyclists....

#iRAPKnowledgeLive Session 13 – Experiences that Drive Change | Recording Available
The latest #RAPKnowledgeLive session, which was attended by 95 people from 49 countries, focused on ‘Experiences That Drive Change’. It featured iRAP Global Program Director Greg Smith; Executive Director for the Road Safety Foundation UK Dr. Suzy Charman: and iRAP...

Improved Road Design Safety in Papua New Guinea
Capacity for safer roads and designs is being lifted in Papua New Guinea as part of the Mountainous Road Improvement and Resilience Program (MRIRP) funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and supported by the Department of Works and Highways, DT Global and iRAP....

Senegal Road Assessment Programme launches
The International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP), National Road Safety Agency (ANASER) and the Steering Committee of the Ten Step Senegal Project proudly announced the launch of SnRAP yesterday in Dakar, the Senegal Road Assessment Programme to eliminate high-risk...

Assessment of Zambia’s Strategic Road Network Kicks Off
Zambia's strategically important roads being assessed The Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA), supported by FRED Engineering, has commenced an iRAP assessment of 2,660km of strategically important roads in Zambia. Whilst 34 schools have been assessed using the...

2024 Annual Report: Celebrating partners’ global impact
We are delighted to share our 2024 Annual Report highlighting our partners impact across the world helping to eliminate high-risk roads. As at December 2024, 1.9 million kilometres of Crash Risk Mapping and 1.9 million kilometres of Star Ratings of roads and designs...

iRAP Accreditation: Opening a world of opportunities for Charles Bonou
Charles Bonou (right) pictured with Boubacar Sylla (President of CAM) in Guinea Since completing iRAP training and accreditation, civil engineer Charles Lowan Bonou has travelled from his home country of Burkina Faso to undertake projects in Benin and Guinea,...

iRAP tools showcased at the ‘On the Road to Vision Zero’ Conference in Bulgaria
14 – 15 May 2025, Bulgaria – The Bulgarian Branch Association Road Safety (BBARS), in collaboration with the Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA) and the Conference of European Directors of Roads (CEDR), organized the "On the Road to Vision Zero" Road Safety Conference,...

Mapping Climate and Road Safety Risk in Bhubaneshwar and Surat, India
Surat and Bhubaneshwar Municipal Corporations in India, in collaboration with GIZ and IndiaRAP, are undertaking an innovative project to integrate climate risk mapping with 600km of iRAP road safety assessments to enable the prioritization of infrastructure that is...

First iRAP project kicks off in Guinea supported by Rio Tinto
The CAM and Rio Tinto project team From May 5 to 15, iRAP Accredited expert Mr Charles Lowan Bonou joined the NGO Club des Amis du Monde (CAM) team to conduct the first ever iRAP assessment in Conakry, Guinea. Supported by Rio Tinto, the project will assess 250km of...

Training series on road safety engineering standards emphasises need for holistic approach in Central Asia
This month, iRAP joined project partners the Eastern Alliance for Safe and Sustainable Transport (EASST) and the International Road Federation (IRF) in hosting a series of three training sessions for engineers and road safety practitioners across Central Asia. Over 60...

PIARC Seminar Shines Light on Rural and Interurban Road Safety in Senegal
Last week in Dakar, Senegal, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Land and Air Transport (MITTA) through the General Directorate of Road Infrastructure (DGIRD) and the National Committee for PIARC/AGEPAR Senegal, in collaboration with the World Road Association (PIARC)...

WHO Releases Toolkit to #MakeWalkingSafe and #MakeCyclingSafe
In support of the key messages launched during the 8th UN Global Road Safety Week to spur action at national and local levels to make walking and cycling safe, the World Health Organization (WHO) published Promoting Walking and Cycling: A toolkit of policy options to...

Global launch of upgraded Youth Engagement App (YEA): Empowering global youth for safer school roads in Vietnam, Chile, South Africa, and Peru
In a groundbreaking development, the much-anticipated new version of the Youth Engagement App (YEA) has launched during the 8th UN Global Road Safety Week, supporting the theme “Streets for Life: #MakeWalkingSafe and #MakeCyclingSafe”. Funded by Google.org, this...

Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards – submissions now open
Don't miss the opportunity to gain global recognition for your life-saving work! The prestigious Prince Michael Road Safety International Awards are closing for submissions on June 30. These awards celebrate outstanding achievements and innovation in road safety...

Co-creation workshops held in Pleiku, Vietnam as part of the Empowering Youth for Livable Cities program
Article originally published by AIP Foundation April 23, 2025 PLEIKU CITY, Vietnam – April 23, 2025 As part of the recently launched Empowering Youth for Livable Cities program, two co-creation workshops were hosted by the International Road Assessment Programme...

Family and Friends Honour Jill Stevens’ Memory Through TanRAP Fundraiser and Adventure Challenge
In November 2022, Australian woman Jill Stevens tragically lost her life in a car crash in Tanzania. Her passing has left a deep void in the hearts of her loved ones, but in the wake of her death, her family and friends have united to turn their grief into action,...

Join us for the first #RAPKnowledgeLive Session for 2025 – Experiences that Drive Change
#RAPKnowledgeLive Session 13: Experiences that Drive Change Objective: To explore impactful real-world experiences and initiatives from around the globe that have successfully driven positive change in road safety. This session will delve into the strategies,...

iRAP advocates for pedestrian and cyclist safety in support of UNGRSW
UN Global Road Safety Week, observed from 12-18 May 2025, focuses on the theme "Streets for Life: #MakeWalkingSafe and #MakeCyclingSafe". iRAP is proud to join this global effort to raise awareness and promote advocacy and action for safer road infrastructure for...