


Stakeholders review local road design standards for safer and more inclusive roads in Central Asia
On 14 November 2024, Ministry of Transport representatives and other stakeholders from Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan met in Tashkent as part of the collaboration between UNESCAP, iRAP, EASST and the International Road Federation (IRF) to review and improve...
#RAPKnowledge Live Session 11: Star Rating for Designs – A key to safer roads – Recording available
Participants from 54 countries tuned in last week for the 11th #RAPKnowledgeLive session – A key to safer roads. In this session, participants learned how to use the Star Rating for Designs (SR4D) tool to assess and improve road safety by evaluating road designs and...
High-level Roundtable brings lead agencies together to advance road design safety
At the IRF World Congress is Instanbul yesterday, iRAP and the International Road Federation (IRF) hosted a first-ever High-level Roundtable: Shaping the Future of Road Designs for Safe and Sustainable Mobility. The pivotal dialogue was moderated by Jamie Leather,...
New Enhanced Tool for Safer Road Design Unveiled
Innovative enhancements to iRAP’s Star Rating for Designs (SR4D) web app, allowing the safety of road designs to measured before the commencement of civil works, will be unveiled today at the IRF World Congress in Istanbul. The safety of nearly 58,000 kilometres of...
#RAPKnowledge Live Session 11: Star Rating for Designs – A key to safer roads
Join us for our #RAPKnowledge Live Session 11: Star Rating for Designs – A key to safer roads. In this session, you can learn how to use the Star Rating for Designs (SR4D) tool to assess and improve road safety by evaluating road designs and identifying...
IRF World Congress: See you in Istanbul next week!
Safe designs, the Ten Step Plan for Safer Road Infrastructure, securing commitments to transform the safety of roads by 2030, and celebrating partner success will be critical iRAP focusses at the IRF World Congress next week from 14-18 October in Istanbul. With the...
Shaanxi road improvements cut deaths by a third, injuries halved
An Asian Development Bank (ADB) report reveals that a major road safety project in Shaanxi, China, reduced deaths by 33% and injuries by 53% on 850km of roads. This translates to 32 lives and 868 injuries saved annually. This impressive outcome coincided with a 22%...
iRAP and ORIS sign MOU to optimise the safety and sustainability of road designs
The International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) and digital start-up ORIS have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will see safety performance data produced using the iRAP Methodology integrated into ORIS’ pavement design platforms, helping to optimise...
Attention USA Partners! $5 billion in Grants available until 15 September
A new SS4A Grant Scheme is delivering $5 billion in funding over five years to prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries in the United States and iRAP Tools including Star Rating for Schools, CycleRAP and Star Rating for Designs Tools can beautifully support project...
Arup shares SR4D benefits for Outcome Led Design
Global engineering firm Arup has been using Star Rating for Designs (SR4D) to improve the safety of their road designs and their corporate strategy for Outcome Led Design to save lives. Arup has 16,000 designers and staff working across 35 countries and was looking to...