


AusRAP News: Using Safety Ratings To Guide Funding Decisions On Bruce Highway Will Save Lives
Image credit: Australian Automobile Association Australian Automobile Association (AAA) Press Release: The Australian Automobile Association has welcomed the Federal Government $7.2 billion funding boost for Queensland’s Bruce Highway, particularly its use of critical...
Supporting the Business Case for Safety Improvements on High-speed Local Government Roads in Western Australia
Image credit: Gagliardi Photography In regional Western Australia, approximately half of deaths and serious injuries occur on roads managed by local governments, and Star Rating assessments are helping to advance the Business Case for investment in 439 high-speed...
£38 million boost for safer roads across England
£38.3 million government investment to improve road safety on 17 of the country’s most high risk roads from Devon to Durham, road users across England will now benefit from safety improvements on 99 roads part of the £185.8 million investment to prevent over 2,600...
Albania cuts road deaths by 23% with innovative road maintenance programme
A World Bank report reveals that Albania’s Results-based Road Maintenance and Safety Project achieved a 23% reduction in annual road fatalities on 1,335km of the nation’s busiest primary and secondary roads, saving 68 lives per year. This impressive outcome was...
Social KPIs Matter: Setting Robust Indicators for Sustainability-Linked Finance
iRAP has been recognised as a road safety indicator in a new International Finance Corporation-produced discussion paper “Social KPIs Matter: Setting Robust Indicators for Sustainability-Linked Finance”. The paper highlights current trends in the use of...
An open letter to Heads of State and Governments
Image credit and original post: Global Alliance of NGO’s for Road Safety The UN SDG Summit will take place at the UN Headquarters in New York on 18-19 September 2023. Read our open letter to world leaders below. Dear world leaders, We are writing to you today...
G20 leaders gather armed with appeal for safer roads investment to save lives
G20 leaders are on their way to the 18th Heads of State and Government Summit in India this week and iRAP advocacy has appealed for their commitment for results-based financing of 3-star or better road infrastructure to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals...
MCC partnership for progress in LMICs
A long-term support programme partnership is underway between iRAP and the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) from 2022-2026 to stimulate safer roads progress in low- and middle-income countries. The partnership will include Star Rating and Investment Plan...
UNRSF 2022 Annual Report launches with iRAP Partner projects featured
iRAP partner work was celebrated in the UN Road Safety Fund 2022 Annual Report: Local Actions, Global Impacts launched on 25 May at a hybrid media event held during the ITF Summit in Leipzig Case stories in the Report feature results from the Fund’s 36 projects in 46...
Nearly £50 million boost for safety on local A roads of England
The UK Government has announced a £47.5 million investment on 27 roads to prevent deaths and serious injuries on England’s local road network. This new investment, as part of the Department for Transport’s Safer Roads Fund, will see life-saving road safety engineering...
India’s Minister of Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari visits Australia to promote transport partnerships
CEO Rob McInerney was delighted to share iRAP and IndiaRAP success and the life-saving potential of safer road infrastructure investment with India’s Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari in Sydney last week. The discussions occurred at an...
UN Road Safety Fund – Apply for grants by 18 November
The United Nations Road Safety Fund (UNRSF) recently announced a call inviting qualified Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) from low-to-middle-income countries to submit Expressions of Interest to be considered for direct access to UNRSF grants in the future. The call...
Experts gather to workshop safer European roads and streets
Key European partners gathered on 3 October in Barcelona to discuss the financing and delivery of safer roads and streets for Europe. The workshop brought together decision-makers from the European Investment Bank (EIB), European Bank for Reconstruction and...
EuroRAP news: Celebrating royal recognition for the UK Safer Roads Fund
The Road Safety Foundation and RAC Foundation recently hosted a reception to celebrate winning, along with the Department for Transport, a Prince Michael International Road Safety Award for their “fine example of collaboration” and the “outstanding achievement” of the...
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...
G7 Build Back Better World (B3W) Partnership announced
Investment in 3-star or better road infrastructure, led by the G7 Build Back Better World (B3W) Partnership launched this week, has immense potential to save lives and support the achievement of UN Targets 3 and 4. The Build Back Better World (B3W) Partnership is an...
10 Multilaterial Development Banks unite to increase commitment to road safety
In a joint statement, 10 of the world’s largest MDBs commit to an ambitious and integrated approach to road safety. The MDBs also welcome the global call for ambitious road safety action, international cooperation and multilateralism to achieve the UN...