


Dammam launches Saudi Arabia’s first urban network pilot project
In a pioneering move for road safety, the city of Dammam, located in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province, has initiated a pilot project applying the iRAP methodology to assess road safety across its extensive urban network, led by Accredited Practitioner Euro Group...
World’s largest Star Rating for Schools assessment kicks off in Riyadh
Forty engineers received training in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, recently as part of the world’s largest Star Rating for Schools assessment of 300 school areas kicking off in the Kingdom. Ensuring the safety of children on their journey to school is a priority for the...
King Fahd Causeway achieves 4-star safety certification
King Fahd Causeway, one of the world’s longest bridges over water connecting the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Kingdom of Bahrain, has achieved a 4-star iRAP Star Rating Certification for safety. Built in the 1980’s and managed by King Fahd Causeway Authority, the...
iRAP standard and RGA Control Centre support safety of pilgrims journeying to Mecca
The Roads General Authority (RGA) started preparing early for this year’s Hajj season by surveying the road network leading to the holy mosques in Makkah and Madinah, and ensuring the Control Centre constantly monitors the network to assure the safety of...
KSARAP launches for safer roads in Saudi Arabia
Image Credit: Saudi Press Agency 5 December 2023: The International Road Assessment Program (iRAP) and the Roads General Authority (RGA) announced the launch of the Saudi Arabia Road Assessment Programme (KSARAP) in Riyadh, a locally led programme to eliminate...
Engineers trained for 73,000km Saudi assessment
Thirty (30) engineers and road safety professionals from the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Roads and Roads General Authority (RGA) have received iRAP training this week as part of the world’s largest 73,000km iRAP assessment project currently underway in the...
Second NEOM training builds capacity for 5-star roads in world’s first cognitive city
Last week saw the completion of a second week of iRAP training in Saudi Arabia to build capacity for safe roads and paths in the revolutionary new smart city and surrounds of NEOM, under construction in the Tabuk Province of the Kingdom. NEOM’s road infrastructure...
Pedestrian-first for futuristic NEOM
iRAP training is underway in Saudi Arabia this week to build capacity for safe roads and paths in the revolutionary new smart city and surrounds of NEOM, under construction in the Tabuk Province in the north-west of the Kingdom. NEOM is a USD$500 billion giga-project...
World’s largest iRAP assessment underway in Saudi Arabia
The world’s largest ever iRAP assessment of 72,000km has kicked off in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with first training for 45 engineers yesterday. The Roads General Authority project, being led by Euro Group Engineering Consultancy and supported by iRAP...