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#AusRAP News: Australian Federal Government Announcement – Bolstering access to national road safety data
Image Credit: Australian Automobile Association The Hon Catherine King MP, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local opened the Roads Australia Transforming Transportation event today, announcing a significant investment in road...![Arup shares value of iRAP Certification](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Tonkin-Dom-1080x675.png)
Arup shares value of iRAP Certification
Civil Engineer Dominic Waterhouse has shared Arup’s experience obtaining iRAP Certification for the proposed design of the Tonkin Highway Extension project in Western Australia, and the value it brought to project partners. Arup, on behalf of Main Roads Western...![AusRAP News: Star Ratings for Australian Arterial Roads by 2025](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/GG094KhacAA8JlJ.jpg)
AusRAP News: Star Ratings for Australian Arterial Roads by 2025
In a bid to enhance road safety nationally, Australia’s states and territories will commence publishing updated AusRAP star ratings in 2024, with a commitment to publish star ratings for all major arterial roads by 2025. The recent release of a new AusRAP...![Queensland TMR awarded a Finalist for coveted international Gary Liddle Memorial Award](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/TMR-award-1080x675.jpg)
Queensland TMR awarded a Finalist for coveted international Gary Liddle Memorial Award
Mrs Meredith Liddle; Torill Pape, Director (Structures Design, Review and Standards), TMR; and Miquel Nadal, iRAP Board Chairman The International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) has proudly announced the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) in...![AusRAP News: 80% of travel on 3-star or better roads by 2030](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Ausroads-strategy-2023-593x675.jpg)
AusRAP News: 80% of travel on 3-star or better roads by 2030
Australia’s states and territories will publish AusRAP star ratings on all arterial roads by 2025, as part of a commitment to accelerate the use of AusRAP. The Austroads members approved a new AusRAP Strategy and Business Plan that commits to 12 targets that will...![New local government Star Ratings tool launched for the Western Australian context](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/LG-stars-pic-3-with-logo.jpg)
New local government Star Ratings tool launched for the Western Australian context
The Western Australian Local Government Association (WALGA) RoadWise has partnered with the Western Australian Centre for Road Safety Research (WACRSR) at the University of Western Australia (UWA) to develop a tailor-made Safety Ratings Tool for the state’s Local...![KoRAP visit shares AusRAP learnings](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/KoRAP-at-Story-Bridge-1024x675.jpeg)
KoRAP visit shares AusRAP learnings
iRAP and AusRAP were delighted to welcome Korean partners to Australia this week to showcase learnings to aid the development of KoRAP. Nine delegates from Seoul National University (SNU), Naeil Engineering and Consultants, Road Korea, Mim Lab and Korea Research...![AAA benchmarking Strategy performance: Advocacy campaign underway](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/report-cover-978x675.jpg)
AAA benchmarking Strategy performance: Advocacy campaign underway
The Australian Automobile Association (AAA) is benchmarking progress of the country’s National Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030 and utilising data, or the lack thereof, to advocate for greater action. Quarterly published benchmarking reports, a public data dashboard and...![Anditi awarded largest ever AiRAP contract by Main Roads WA](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Anditi-16-March-blog-image900.png)
Anditi awarded largest ever AiRAP contract by Main Roads WA
Following previous successful pilot projects for Main Roads Western Australia, Anditi is delighted to announce that it has been awarded the contract for the provision of point cloud feature extraction services across 19,164km of Main Roads Western Australia’s road...![AiRAP automation for Australian road safety: Final results](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/iMOVE-project-1-022-final-report-image.webp)
AiRAP automation for Australian road safety: Final results
Article and image credit: iMOVE The now completed Australian iMOVE project Accelerated and intelligent RAP data collection was a world-leading piece of work in the area of capturing road feature data for road safety star ratings, and a final report on the project,...![AusRAP news: Tonkin Highway Extension Design awarded iRAP Certification for Safety](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Tonkin-highway-webpage-lead-image.jpg)
AusRAP news: Tonkin Highway Extension Design awarded iRAP Certification for Safety
Arup, on behalf of Main Roads Western Australia (MRWA), has been awarded iRAP Certification for achieving 3, 4 and 5-star safety ratings for the proposed design of the Tonkin Highway Extension project in Western Australia. The design achieved a 5-star iRAP safety...![AusRAP news: ITE-ANZ webinar shares iRAP Practical Investments Saving Lives](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ITEANZ-webinar-imag.png)
AusRAP news: ITE-ANZ webinar shares iRAP Practical Investments Saving Lives
Inspirational life-saving success was shared yesterday by the Victorian Department of Transport and Planning, Main Roads Western Australia and iRAP at an Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE-ANZ) webinar on iRAP Practical Investments Saving Lives. Guest...![Transurban achieves 4-star demonstrating international leadership in urban toll road safety](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/City-Link-Melbourne-Source-Transurban-1080x675.jpg)
Transurban achieves 4-star demonstrating international leadership in urban toll road safety
Australian urban toll road operator Transurban has been awarded iRAP Certification for achieving a 4-star safety rating on its network by vehicle kilometres travelled. iRAP congratulates Transurban on its safety leadership and this impressive result which exceeds the...![Certification programme launches to celebrate 3-star or better success](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Certification-news-image-1.png)
Certification programme launches to celebrate 3-star or better success
iRAP has launched a Star Rating Certification Programme to help road owners celebrate the life-saving impact of their investments in safer roads. Star Rating Certification verifies achievement of 3-star or better safety ratings on road networks for vehicle occupants,...![South Australia’s 2031 Road Safety Strategy includes Star Rating KPI](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/sa-strat.png)
South Australia’s 2031 Road Safety Strategy includes Star Rating KPI
South Australia’s recently released Road Safety Strategy to 2031 has set a key performance indicator to improve the Star Rating of the state road network, with a particular focus on high speed, high volume roads. The Strategy sets out the ambitious 10-year...![AusRAP News: A$150m funding for regional and remote roads](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/cassie-smart-v7n1oSQzBQw-unsplash-2-1024x675.jpg)
AusRAP News: A$150m funding for regional and remote roads
The Australian Government has announced a Remote Roads Upgrade Pilot Programme which will see AUD$150 million targeted to road improvements for regional communities. Australian regional drivers are five times more likely to die on the road than their metropolitan...![AusRAP News: New direction under Austroads](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/AusRAP-launch-image-COMP-1024x675.png)
AusRAP News: New direction under Austroads
An AusRAP National Webinar on 23 November will mark the transition of leadership of the Australian Road Assessment Programme from the Australian Automobile Association (AAA) to Austroads, celebrating 20 years of success and sharing new opportunities for direction and...![Main Roads WA and Anditi break ground in AiRAP coding](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Portal-2-COMP.jpg)
Main Roads WA and Anditi break ground in AiRAP coding
Main Roads Western Australia and Anditi have revolutionized road safety assessments with an approach which automatically detects road infrastructure data applied on 2,000km of roads across the State. In their goal of Star Rating the safety of 80 per cent of the...![Australian innovation project leads world on automated data capture for RAP assessments](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Ai-RAP-automation-for-Australian-road-safety-project-image.jpg)
Australian innovation project leads world on automated data capture for RAP assessments
Improving road safety performance is a priority for all levels of government in Australia and an iMOVE project is leading the way on innovative approaches to capturing road feature data for road safety Star Ratings. The initiative is being led by Transport for NSW...![AusRAP News: Extra $183 million funding for Tiaro Bypass on Bruce Highway to enhance safety](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Tiaro-bypass.png)
AusRAP News: Extra $183 million funding for Tiaro Bypass on Bruce Highway to enhance safety
The Australian Government has committed a further AUD$183 million towards a four-lane bypass of Tiaro on the Bruce Highway in Queensland, bringing the total budget for the project to $268.8 million. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and...![A$385m for Victorian Action Plan including Star targets](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/RSAP-Webtile_900x500_1.png)
A$385m for Victorian Action Plan including Star targets
Australia’s Victorian Government Budget 2021-2022 will invest A$385.8 million over four years to deliver a new Action Plan that tackles the root causes of road trauma including safer road infrastructure informed by Star Rating targets to increase public...![UNGRSW underway with Australian Road Safety Week launch](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/ANRSW3-1024x675.jpg)
UNGRSW underway with Australian Road Safety Week launch
UN Global Road Safety Week commenced yesterday with the Australian National Road Safety Week launch in Adelaide themed Lead the Way, Drive So Others Survive and calling for 3-star or better road infrastructure. Across Australia, the country’s favourite buildings,...![AusRAP News: Road Injury Dashboard shines a light on real cost of road trauma](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Pic-for-Human-impact2-4x3-1.jpg)
AusRAP News: Road Injury Dashboard shines a light on real cost of road trauma
The TAC iRAP Road Injury Dashboard is providing unique insights into the injury and crash types and total life-time claim costs associated with Victorian road trauma, to inform the real cost and actions needed to save lives in the Australian state. Road crashes are...![AusRAP and IndiaRAP twinning success profiled by countries’ top ministers](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/India-Australia-Road-Infrastructure-Safety-Partnerships-Webinar-Flyer-CROP-1080x675.jpg)