Miquel Nadal, iRAP Board Chairman; Torill Pape, Director (Structures Design, Review and Standards), TMR; A/Prof Marko Sevrovic, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences (FPZ), University of Zagreb and Senior Road Safety Engineer, European Institute of Road Assessment (EIRA); Prof Kasem Choocharukul, ThaiRAP Lead; Julio Urzua, iRAP Strategic Projects Director; and Mrs Meredith Liddle
O International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) has proudly announced the winner and finalists for the iRAP Gary Liddle Memorial Trophy in Prague today, presented to the world’s best performing road authority eliminating high-risk roads.
Presented for the first time at the XXVIIth World Road Congress, the perpetual iRAP Trophy honours the lifelong public-sector and transport contribution of the charity’s former Board Chairman Gary Liddle AO who passed away earlier this year.
Brasil Departamento Nacional de Infraestrutura de Transportes (DNIT) took out the prestigious gong as Winner of the Inaugural Trophy for its lifesaving BrazilRAP project which in 20 short months Star Rated 54,500km of its national network informing comprehensive results-based investment and 3-star or better policy to save lives.
In presenting the trophy, iRAP Chief Executive Officer Rob McInerney said, “It is a privilege to honour Gary Liddle’s legacy today and recognize the impressive work of road authorities worldwide in making roads safer and communities more liveable through the innovative application of the iRAP methodology and tools.”
The recipients of the 2023 Gary Liddle Memorial Trophy are:
- Winner – Brazil’s National Department of Transport Infrastructure (DNIT)
- Finalist – Australia’s Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR)
- Finalist – Thailand’s Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA)
- Finalist – Croatian Roads Ltd.
“The calibre of nominations was very high,” Mr McInerney said, “with DNIT a standout for its policy commitment, scale of assessments and mobilised public and private-sector investment to save lives and prevent serious injuries. Its innovation in reporting and integration with agency activities is world-leading,” he said.
Through its road safety program for Brazilian highways, DNIT aims to save the lives of more than 150,000 people over 20 years aligned to the UN global goals to halve road traffic deaths and injuries by 2030.
The judging panel noted DNIT’s example as a great testimony to others that “a quick and large-scale step-change in performance-based management of road infrastructure investment for road safety is absolutely possible”.
DNIT’s Director Mr Luiz Guilherme de Mello said, “We are very proud to receive this international recognition. DNIT launched the BrazilRAP project in 2021 making a strategic decision to place the iRAP Methodology at the heart of our work to improve road safety. It has provided the evidence-base and inspiration for collaborative efforts to scale up capacity, investment and transform safety across our network.”
iRAP's Metodologia de classificação por estrelas provides a simple and objective measure of the level of safety that is ‘built-in’ to the road for vehicle occupants, motorcyclists, bicyclists, and pedestrians.
Impressed with the high calibre of nominations, the judging panel opted to also award Finalist Trophies to the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and Croatian Roads, each showing impressive road safety leadership in different ways.
The iRAP Gary Liddle Memorial Trophy was presented during the Workshop de Inovação iRAP, um evento paralelo oficial do World Road Congress, held from 5-6 October at the Prague Congress Centre, Czech Republic.
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About Gary Liddle and the Memorial Trophy
Gary Liddle was a deeply respected transport industry leader, volunteer Trustee of the iRAP charity for nine years and Chair of the iRAP Board from 2017-2022. Prior to his passing with MND in 2023, his leadership and wisdom helped grow the charity’s impact to the point where more than 400,000 deaths and injuries had been saved by partners worldwide. Gary served the transport industry for more than 40 years. In that time, as well as supporting iRAP, he occupied senior leadership positions in the Australian road sector, including as Chief Executive of VicRoads, Deputy Secretary of the Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure (Vic), Chair of ARRB, Chair of Austroads and Chair of iMOVE, Board Member of Roads Australia and governing roles in both PIARC and REAAA. In 2017, Gary was made an Officer in the Order of Australia (AO) for “distinguished service to public administration in the Victorian transport sector through leadership in policy direction, infrastructure development, road safety and regulatory reform.” He was a strong and steadfast leader, generous and supportive mentor and committed advocate for road safety. Given his lifelong contribution to the public-sector and transport, iRAP is honouring Gary’s legacy with the Gary Liddle Memorial Trophy that will be awarded annually. Nominations are open to any national, state or local road authority in the world that has utilised the iRAP methodology and/or tools to make their roads safer and communities more liveable. Infrastructure safety program/activities and associated evaluations must have been completed within the last 5 years. The award recognises life-saving impact, leadership in governance and public service, relevance, innovation, sustainability, collaboration and transferability to other jurisdictions.
https://irap.org/irap-gary-liddle-memorial-trophy/
About the International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP)
A iRAP é uma organização beneficente registrada com a visão de um mundo livre de estradas de alto risco, influenciando a segurança da infraestrutura viária em mais de 170 países. A iRAP e seus parceiros trabalham com as Nações Unidas, a Organização Mundial da Saúde, governos, bancos de desenvolvimento, clubes de mobilidade, indústria, ONGs de segurança viária e organizações de pesquisa para fornecer ferramentas baseadas em evidências, treinamento e suporte para ajudá-los a tornar suas estradas mais seguras. A Metodologia de Classificação por Estrelas de Segurança Viária da iRAP é gratuita e fornece uma medida objetiva do nível de segurança inerente à estrada para ocupantes de veículos, motociclistas, ciclistas e pedestres. Uma estrada com 1 estrela é a menos segura e uma estrada com 5 estrelas é a mais segura. A iRAP trabalha com parceiros para: inspecionar estradas de alto risco e desenvolver Classificações por Estrelas, Mapas de Risco e Planos de Investimento em Estradas Mais Seguras; fornecer treinamento, ferramentas e suporte que construam e sustentem a capacidade nacional, regional e local; e monitorar o desempenho da segurança viária para que as agências financiadoras possam avaliar os benefícios econômicos e de salvamento de vidas de seus investimentos. A iRAP e seus parceiros atribuíram classificação Star Rated a 1,8 milhão de quilômetros de estradas e projetos, além de 1.356 escolas, influenciando a segurança de US$ 1.901.010 bilhões em investimentos em infraestrutura. Os riscos foram mapeados em 1,8 milhão de quilômetros e mais de 69.000 pessoas foram treinadas globalmente. De acordo comhttps://irap.org/safety-insights-explorer/) sheds a light on the human and economic impact of road crashes, how safe our roads are, and the Business Case for Safer Roads in countries and the world.