Pictured above: iRAP CEO Rob McInerney e Bosco MARTI, Global Director of Institutional Affairs and Communications Fundação Aleatica
- iRAP today announced that Fundação Aleatica has become a Donor of the charity, contributing funding to help make roads safer in Mexico and the world.
- Aleatica and iRAP share the common goal of improving people’s lives by contributing to the reduction of deaths and injuries associated with road events and to foster a multidisciplinary dialogue between the public sector, private sector and civil society associations.
October 4th, 2023: O International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) today announced that Fundação Aleatica has become a Donor of the charity, contributing funding to help make roads safer in Mexico and the world.
iRAP is a UK-registered charity with a vision for a world free of high-risk roads. It works with governments, development banks, mobility clubs, industry and road safety NGOs in nearly 130 countries to provide the free tools, training and support to help them make their roads safer.
Aleatica is a global transport infrastructure operator that manages 20 concessions in seven countries in Europe and Latin America, nine urban highways, and seven interstate corridors, which together handle over 353 trillion vehicles annually. The company plans to invest 94.5 million euros in road safety projects over the next four years.
David Diaz, Aleatica’s global CEO, said: “Road safety is our priority. We focus on designing and operating highways and transportation assets that improve the quality of life in the communities in which we operate.
Aleatica and iRAP share the common goal of improving people’s lives by contributing to the reduction of deaths and injuries associated with road events and to foster a multidisciplinary dialogue between the public sector, private sector and civil society associations that will lead to better decision making in road safety, to generate tangible improvements in highway safety and to mitigate the economic and social costs derived from accidents. We are delighted to strengthen our partnership today in support of the commitments and objectives of the Global Road Safety Decade of Action Plan 2021-2030,” Diaz said.
iRAP and Aleatica Foundation signed a Memorandum of Understanding in November last year to work together to reduce Mexico’s road injury burden through the organization of projects and programmes to increase road safety.
This partnership is already underway and includes activities such as advocacy with key stakeholders to drive demand for road safety standards aligned with Metas Globais de Segurança Rodoviária 3 e 4; o desenvolvimento de pesquisa, inovação e plataformas para apoiar a adoção, pela indústria, das melhores práticas para o projeto, construção e operação de estradas mais seguras; treinamento da equipe da Aleatica; e apoio ao estabelecimento e implementação de um Programa MexiRAP de propriedade local.
iRAP CEO Rob McInerney said, “We are delighted to extend our partnership with the Aleatica Foundation today and activities to make road safer around the world.
“Contributions like this are vitally important in ensuring that our life-saving activities are sustainable and remain accessible to every country.
“Along with the major donor support of the FIA Foundation, Aleatica’s donation will contribute vitally needed funds to ensure our tools, training and support can continue to be delivered free to the world.
“This is particularly crucial in low- and middle-income countries where 90 per cent of road crashes occur,” Mr McInerney said.
As a charity, iRAP’s lifesaving work is only made possible through the generosity of donors and the goodwill of many individuals and research organisations around the world who are committed to saving lives through safer roads. iRAP welcomes all contributions to help create a world free of high-risk roads.
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About Aleatica Foundation for Road Safety A.C.
Fundación Aleatica para la Seguridad Vial (Aleatica Foundation for Road Safety) is a non-profit organization that, through the Safe System Approach, designs and implements initiatives to promote the right to road safety as a reality for all people. The Foundation is committed to the Second Decade of Action for Road Safety and is aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially SDG 3.6, which sets the goal of reducing road deaths and injuries by 50% by 2030.
www.fundacionaleatica.org
About Aleatica
Founded in 2018, Aleatica is a leading transport infrastructure operator based in Madrid,with a vision of smart, safe and sustainable mobility. With an annual revenue of 930 million euros and over 2,880 employees, the company currently manages 20 concessions: 16 highways, 2 ports, 1 light rail line, and 1 airport, across seven countries in Europe andLatin America: Spain, Italy, United Kingdom, Mexico, Colombia, Peru, and Chile. Aleatica is fully owned by the Australian fund IFM Global Infrastructure Fund, which is managed by IFM Investors, a pioneering leader in infrastructure investment.
www.aleatica.com
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.
www.irap.org