RAP in LAC

iRAP Partner Impact in LAC

iRAP is working with local partners to help not only save lives on Latin America and the Caribbean roads, but also promote healthy and sustainable forms of mobility such as walking and cycling, including through the use of Star Rating for Schools and Star Rating for Designs for safer school journeys and road designs.

O cumprimento da Meta 4 até 2030 na América Latina e no Caribe tem o potencial de salvar mais de 31.400 vidas por ano e evitar cerca de 34,3 milhões de mortes e lesões graves ao longo de 20 anos, com um benefício econômico anual de US$ 1,732 bilhão

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Projetos Estratégicos Impulsionando Dados e Inovação em Segurança Viária

Showcasing a selecting of major projects that have occurred or are still active in the LAC over time. Led by various partners in LAC.

	2024 – Launched in 2019, the award-winning BrazilRAP programme, led by Brazil’s National Department of Transport Infrastructure (DNIT), has assessed 6,412km of roads and designs and 38 schools, influencing the safety of nearly US$8 billion of life-saving infrastructure investment. A Star Rating assessment of Brazil’s national road network of 54,500 km was completed in 2022 and is informing an investment of BRL 18 billion to halve fatalities and serious injuries. Espero ter sido útil.	Clique aqui para mais informações DNIT e iRAP Lançam Programa BrazilRAP para Abordar Segurança Viária
	2024 – The Government of Mexico, through the Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications and Transport (SICTe iRAP announced the launch of MexiRAP to reduce high-risk highways in the country and reduce the 16,000 road deaths that occur annually. The development of MexiRAP builds on the more than 140,000 km of partner-led iRAP assessments that have already been completed in the country and have influenced the safety of US$250 million of road infrastructure investment.	Clique aqui para mais informações
	2024 – The Government of São Paulo, through the DER (Departamento de Estradas de Rodagem), um órgão vinculado à Secretaria do Meio Ambiente, Infraestrutura e Logística (Semil), e o Programa Internacional de Avaliação Rodoviária (iRAP), announced the launch of BrazilRAP São Paulo, aimed at evaluating and improving the safety of state highways. The first partnership of its kind signed by a state government (in Brazil and the world), the initiative will classify, using the iRAP methodology and tools applied in 126 countries, the degree of safety of São Paulo’s highways, serving as the basis for the São Paulo Road Safety Plan launched by the DER.	Clique aqui para mais informações
	2024 – National assessment launches in Uruguay: An exciting iRAP project has officially launched in Montevideo, assessing Uruguay’s 8,700km road network and 54 schools, to identify and improve high-risk locations and safety for road users. An estimated 447 people lose their lives each year in Uruguay due to road crashes, with a further 33,300 casualties. Road trauma costs the national economy US$2.6 billion annually (4.2% of GDP).	Clique aqui para mais informações
	2024 – Building on efforts to prevent road crashes in school zones throughout Chile, Automóvil Club de Chile, in partnership with Buses Vule, has inaugurated a new school zone safety initiative in Lo Espejo and Puente Alto in 2024. This project is part of an ongoing plan to expand Star Rating for Schools (SR4S) assessments to create safer road environments for students nationwide. In the first half of 2024, safety measures implemented around Colegio San Lucas in Lo Espejo *significantly improved the school’s road environment from 1.9 star to a 4.6 star*. Improvements included the installation of new signage and road markings, flashing beacons, marked pedestrian crossings with refuges, speed calming measures, and the reduction of the speed limit from 50 km/h to 30 km/h	Clique aqui para mais informações
	2024 – Safer school zones in Bolivia: La Paz implements collaborative project for enhanced safety. The FIA Region IV, supported by the FIA Foundation, launched a new project in 2023 to enhance school zone safety in Latin America. This initiative focuses on training local authorities to use the SR4S tool, providing funding for safety improvements, and fostering collaboration between stakeholders.	Clique aqui para mais informações
	2024 – Chile’s breathtakingly beautiful yet challenging southern transport corridors are getting a road safety overhaul. The Ministry of Public Works (MOP) contracted a consortium led by DDQ Engineering Consultants, along with APSA and iRAP, to conduct a comprehensive assessment across 1,907km of roads in the Magallanes, Aysén, and Los Lagos regions. Leveraging iRAP’s robust Star Rating Methodology, the recently completed study evaluated 53 routes traversing some of the world’s most remote and scenic landscapes. The findings have yielded prioritized Safer Roads Investment Plans to cost-effectively upgrade these vital connectors. The investment plans will guide MOP in making these routes safer for locals and visitors alike.	Clique aqui para mais informações

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Políticas em Ação

Many countries are prioritising the safety of their road infrastructure by embedding 3-star or better safety targets in policy, aligned to UN Global Road Safety Performance Targets 3 and 4. A number of LAC countries have National Road Safety Strategies and Action Plans that include 3-star or better targets for safe road infrastructure.

Brazil: Federal roads to achieve a 3-star or better safety standard according to iRAP. Brazil’s concessions auctioning with 3-star or better metric for safety.
Brazil – Parana: Parana State Concessions 2030 Strategy – All concession roads to be a minimum 3-star safety rating by 2030 Nakuru, to identify high-risk road sections. Safer Road Investment Plans to be developed to prioritise evidence-based safety improvements and national capacity building to include a focus on the iRAP methodology and tools.
Brazil – São Paulo: 2024-2030 Plan for BrazilRAP São Paulo – Identify and prioritise improvement of high risk 1 and 2-star road sections using the iRAP Methodology and develop a web platform to monitor road conditions according to iRAP.
Cayman Islands: 2023-2038 National Road Safety Strategy – All new roads to meet a minimum 4-star iRAP rating and include adequate provision for pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists and drivers of vehicles.
Peru: National Multisectoral Road Safety Policy – Implement iRAP assessments in urban and highway environments; increase percentage of local governments that implement safe school environments aligned to iRAP.

Download a summary of iRAP partner activity in every LAC country here Clique aqui para visualizar estas políticas, outros exemplos globais e exemplos de metas de infraestrutura para inclusão

How Safe are LAC’s Roads and the Business Case for Safer Roads

O iRAP Safety Insights Explorer ilumina a verdadeira escala de acidentes rodoviários, a segurança das estradas do mundo e o impacto positivo que pode ser alcançado com investimentos.