{"id":2854,"date":"2021-07-30T01:17:36","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T15:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.temp.irap-dev.org\/new-case-study-star-rating-for-designs-in-samoa\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T12:38:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T02:38:14","slug":"new-case-study-star-rating-for-designs-in-samoa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irap.org\/nl\/new-case-study-star-rating-for-designs-in-samoa\/","title":{"rendered":"Nieuwe casestudy: Sterbeoordeling voor ontwerpen in Samoa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Er is nu een nieuwe casestudie over Star Rating for Designs in Samoa beschikbaar om te downloaden.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Op de Central Cross Island Road in Samoa hebben verbeteringen in het kader van het \u2018Star Rating for Design\u2019-programma al v\u00f3\u00f3r de aanleg geleid tot een toename van de lengte van de 3-sterrenweg voor voertuiginzittenden van 23% naar 73%.<\/p>\n<p>De Central Cross Island Road is een van de meest cruciale verkeersaders van Samoa. Het strekt zich uit over 22 km met een upgrade van 20 km en biedt toegang tot 8 dorpen, 7.000 inwoners en honderden bedrijven tussen de hoofdstad Apia en het zuiden van het eiland. Het is een belangrijke alternatieve route voor evacuatie tijdens cyclonen en hulpverlening na rampen.<\/p>\n<p>Het daar aanwezige kanaal werd zwaar beschadigd door tropische cycloon Evan. Het is smal en ontbeert voorzieningen voor voetgangers in semi-stedelijke gebieden, om reizigers en voetgangers te beschermen, waaronder school- en studenten die langs de weg lopen. De wegaanleg in heuvelachtige gedeelten is onveilig, met name bij nat weer.<\/p>\n<p>Er loopt momenteel een subsidieproject ter waarde van USD$40 miljoen, gefinancierd door de Aziatische Ontwikkelingsbank (ADB), om de weg veiliger, effici\u00ebnter en beter bestand tegen klimaatveranderingen en rampen te maken. 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