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2016
Progress Report
A world free of high risk roads
www.irap.org
2016 Progress Report 1
ABOUT iRAP
Introduction
The FIAF Foundation provides the core support for the iRAP global programme allowing for:
the oversight and coordination of the global programme with support for active partners in each country and region
advocacy and communications at the global, regional, national and local levels to support the elimination of high risk
roads
the development and delivery of iRAP assessments and related projects by partners and suppliers worldwide and the
Strategic Projects team where needed
the development, maintenance and free-to-air provision of the iRAP protocols, software and systems for use by
auto-clubs, governments, development banks and other stakeholders world-wide.
Maximising travel on 3-star and better roads
The focus of the iRAP Business Plan for 2016-2018 is “Maximising travel on 3-star and better roads”. The plan recognizes
the need to focus our charitable investment where returns are highest and where most lives will be saved.
The iRAP programme continues to grow in impact and outcomes worldwide, with activities and influence extending
across more than 1,000,000km of assessments spanning 80 countries. Importantly, more than 30 countries have
completed and opened safer roads that have been in part, or fully influenced, by iRAP assessments. Thus the
measurement of actual deaths and serious injuries saved can be reported. With the focus on ensuring roads are
upgraded to save lives, the multi-billion dollar investments now influenced by iRAP assessments, are delivering results.
Our global work has been centred on the expanded 3-star campaign and seeks to institutionalise the star rating and
related metrics within international, national and project-level activities. This approach typically requires successful
projects to build confidence and effective advocacy to generate awareness, momentum and commitment to the safe
system and iRAP approach.
This report outlines iRAP’s progress towards its vision and is structured around the core OECD/DAC criteria for
international development. These include:
Impact – the success of iRAP’s work in saving lives and reducing injuries through policy outcomes and upgraded
roads worldwide
Effectiveness – the mobilization of resources, partnerships, institutional support and action to support iRAP’s vision
for a world free of high-risk roads and how upgraded roads have been achieved
Relevance – the alignment of iRAP’s work with the direct needs of country partners and how our work influences
the global initiatives and policy outcomes of those able to influence road safety outcomes
Efficiency – the ability of iRAP to generate impact in a cost efficient way that maximizes results
Sustainability – the effectiveness of iRAP to sustain the impact and outcomes of the charity’s work and activities to
secure the longer-term sustainability of the organization
For more information
Rob McInerney, CEO www.irap.org
Email: rob.mcinerney@irap.org iRAP
Tel: +61 405 49 3030 Worting House
Church Lane
Judy Williams, Global Programme Manager Basingstoke RG238PX
Email: judy.williams@irap.org UK
Tel: +61 400 782 204
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CONTENTS
Impact ........................................................................................................................................................................ 4
Global and Regional Impact .......................................................................................................................................... 5
Country Level Impact .................................................................................................................................................... 8
High-Income Financing Made Safer .............................................................................................................................. 9
Low and Middle-Income Financing Made Safer ......................................................................................................... 10
Effectiveness ............................................................................................................................................................ 11
A Success Story: ChinaRAP .......................................................................................................................................... 12
A Success Story: IndiaRAP ........................................................................................................................................... 13
Star Rating Improvements: El Salvador ..................................................................................................................... 14
3-Star and Better Upgrades: Slovakia ......................................................................................................................... 15
A Success Story: iRAP Mexico ..................................................................................................................................... 16
Other Countries Where Lives Have Been Saved and High-Risk Roads Eliminated ..................................................... 17
Relevance ................................................................................................................................................................. 19
A Success Story: EuroRAP UK ...................................................................................................................................... 20
iRAP Product Success and Relevance ......................................................................................................................... 21
Other Country Level Relevance ................................................................................................................................. 22
Efficiency .................................................................................................................................................................. 23
The 3-Star Campaign .................................................................................................................................................. 24
The 3-Star Coalition .................................................................................................................................................... 25
Country and Global Case Studies ................................................................................................................................ 26
Communications and Training .................................................................................................................................... 28
Sustainability ............................................................................................................................................................ 30
Star Ratings Globally by Region ................................................................................................................................. 31
Free to Air and Fee for Service ................................................................................................................................... 31
Performance Metrics and Programme Funding ......................................................................................................... 31
Products ..................................................................................................................................................................... 32
Programme Funding .................................................................................................................................................. 33
Strategic Projects ....................................................................................................................................................... 34
Sustainability: Next Steps .......................................................................................................................................... 35
Conclusion ............................................................................................................................................................... 36
2016 Progress Report 3
IMPACT
The ultimate measure of iRAP’s impact is in actual lives saved
as a result of upgraded roads and better managed speeds.
iRAP’s influence extends across more than
1,000,000km of assessments spanning 80 countries.
More than 30 countries have now directly upgraded
roads, with an estimated saving of 16,000+ lives and
serious injuries every year.
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IMPACT
A world free of high-risk roads will require action at the global, regional, national and local level. The ultimate measure
of iRAP’s impact is in actual lives saved as a result of upgraded roads and better managed speeds. The primary impact
metrics that matter are:
Estimated deaths and serious injuries (FSIs) saved per year
Length and travel on upgraded roads
Estimated investment in safer roads by partners / road agencies worldwide
The impact of the charity is best summarized in terms of those actions that occur at the global and regional level to build
momentum and demand for safer roads, and the actions at the country level that lead to policy, operational and physical
changes to the safety performance of road networks.
Global and Regional Impact
Key iRAP achievements at the Global and Regional level include:
World Bank: The publication of the World Bank Environmental and Social Safeguards in August 2016 is a
significant institutional outcome at the global level. Many of the development banks align their safeguards with the
World Bank, with the impact likely to extend to multi-billion dollar infrastructure investment annually. For the first
time ever, there is now a Road Safety Safeguard that directly references the completion of a road safety assessment
for each phase of a project. iRAP is now working closely with the Bank in the lead up to implementation of the new
safeguards from early 2018.
Bloomberg Philanthropies: The iRAP work across 10 cities and 5 countries with the Global Road Safety Facility has
proceeded well with a successful extension of the partnership being finalized for 2017-2018. The work is directly
linked to World Bank and local agency investment in road infrastructure seeking to increase the travel on 3-star or
better roads.
OECD / ITF: Contributions to, and the launch of the OECD / ITF Safe System Report “Zero Road Deaths and Injuries”
with partnership from ITF, FIA Foundation, FIA, UN, Global NCAP and National Government partners is also a key
achievement. The report captures the “potential for Safe System road infrastructure to be defined as a five-star
standard”, in addition to examples of global star rating policies, key infrastructure investment priorities and the
business case for safer roads.
Safe System Report Contributors Global Leaders launching the report
World Road Association / PIARC: Launch of the PIARC Road Safety Manual and iRAP’s role as English speaking
secretary on the Road Safety Committee for the period 2016-2019. The Committee is focused on researching,
sharing and presenting information on safe system outcomes and road safety infrastructure
policies worldwide.
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United Nations: iRAP continues to actively support the United Nations agencies through inputs to the UN Secretary
General High Level Working Group on Sustainable Transport; UN Road Safety Collaboration; UN DESA; UNECE and the
regional commissions. The charity’s input includes policy level recommendations and advice such as the following in the
UN Secretary General’s report:
“To improve infrastructure, including by targeting the highest volume
10 per cent of existing roads and set appropriate road infrastructure star
rating targets for all relevant road users and adopting minimum three-star
standards and road safety audits for all new road construction”
UN Secretary General Report A/70/386
UNESCAP: iRAP has undertaken a detailed review of design standards for the Asian Highway Network that covers
141,000km of road across 32 countries. The review of standards has particularly focused on the inclusion of critical
road features for pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists, as well as important additions in relation to roadside safety,
median separation and intersection design. The use of star ratings to describe the total safety performance of road
designs has also been included in the review.
World Health Organisation: WHO leads the response to global road safety on behalf of the United Nations, with
major initiatives underway associated with the setting of Global Voluntary Indicators for Road Safety building on
similar work for Non-communicable Diseases. The potential inclusion of star rating targets for new road designs and
existing road networks has been included in early drafts of the indicators, and specific targets for individual road
attributes will also be explored. iRAP has also played a lead role in shaping the Save LIVES package that will be
launched soon.
FIA and OECD: Globally significant work with FIA and OECD has been completed in benchmarking the safety
performance of roads across Latin America. The work is helping fine tune the methodology by which iRAP metrics
can be used to benchmark countries that should flow through to global level benchmarking and the WHO Global
Status Reports as and when sufficient global data becomes available. Similar work with OECD has also been
supported to help Chile benchmark performance against high-income countries.
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G20 Infrastructure Hub: iRAP is supporting the work being undertaken for the Global Infrastructure Hub set up as
part of the Global G20 community. The work includes elevating the issue of road infrastructure safety and ensuring
key iRAP and partner data is accessible and used throughout the G20 network, including the identification of
infrastructure gaps through to 2040.
FIA Foundation: The Financing for Development Series seeks to set the agenda for Impact Investment in road
safety. iRAP has played a lead role in exploring the potential structures and business case for this type of investment,
through work with Social Finance and Impact Strategist. The advocacy and partnership work to develop a live
Footpaths for Africa or similar bond/impact investment is currently being explored.
European Commission: The ongoing inputs to the EC Road Infrastructure Safety Management Committee reinforce
work for improved infrastructure. The use of safe system principles and the role of RAP related protocols as an
eligible part of the response by countries in the region is well recognized. The potential for star rating and risk
mapping related policy and guidelines is continuously being progressed.
Asian Development Bank: The long-term partnership with the Asian Development Bank includes recommendations
for 4-star or better high-volume roads and 4-star or better roads for pedestrians and cyclists in villages. This is having
a direct impact at a project level in selected countries. The partnership has also led to a major new funded
partnership to support the Bank to scale up road safety interventions throughout Asia, and to support high-level in-
country missions.
European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD): The RAP team is working on a series of projects with
EBRD that involves the establishment of indicative crash rates for various road configurations and the star rating of
road designs. The work will build confidence in the iRAP models and lead to impact across an increasing amount of
EBRD lending over future years.
Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC): A successful partnership with MCC has been formed through project
level activities to maximize travel on 3-star or better roads in Moldova, El Salvador and Philippines. The success of
the partnerships has led to a global agreement with MCC to assist in improving the safety of their infrastructure
investments around the world.
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Multi-lateral Development Banks: Focused engagement, advocacy and programme development activities with
World Bank, ADB, CAF, CDB, CEDR, MCC, EBRD and AFDB in particular. A sample of country level outcomes and
partnerships are highlighted in the tables following.
South East Europe: EuroRAP has been leading work with the secretariat of the Danube Transnational Partnership
to develop the RADAR proposal for south-east Europe (10 partners, 10 governments as Associated Strategic Partners,
and 5 governments as observers). If successful, the multi-million Euro partnership will commence in 2017.
Country Level Impact
The primary metrics by which iRAP measures success are delivered at a country level. For the first year, we are placing
an estimate on the actual lives saved from upgraded roads. Importantly road upgrades will continue to save lives many
years into the future. Following refinement during 2017, we look forward to reporting cumulative deaths and serious
injuries saved across the world. The key outcomes of a sample of countries are detailed in the table following with
summaries of the impact and how it has been achieved provided in the section on Effectiveness.
Length of road risk mapped Kilometres of existing roads Star Rated Estimated FSIs saved per year
Country
(non unique) (non unique) from completed road upgrades*
China 150,000 11,250
Australia 40,000 100,000 113
Mexico 85,000 1,400
Spain 24,340 25,735 625
Great Britain 500,000 20,000 270
United States 98,045 17,000 25
New Zealand 10,849 12,500 47
India 10,000 1,000
Brazil 8,000 50
Netherlands 3,230 7,322 150
Chile 7,000 10
Philippines 6,176 270
Malaysia 6,000 120
Slovenia 6,231 4,545 90
Uruguay 3,586 0
Saudi 2,000 0
Qatar 1,800 0
Cambodia 600 0
Belize 500 22
El Salvador 375 0
Thailand 330 0
Other 115,336 242,399 943
Total 803,031 713,719 16,284
* The estimation of FSIs saved per year is under development. The methodology for estimating and reporting FSIs saved will be fully
documented to ensure transparency of reporting.
iRAP’s work in more than 80 countries has led to
the risk mapping of over 800,000km
and the star rating of over 700,000km of roads.
Road upgrades across more than 30 countries are now saving an
estimated 16,284 deaths and serious injuries each and every year.
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High-Income Financing Made Safer
iRAP is influencing large scale investment world-wide to the tune of
nearly US$14 billion in low and middle income countries and over
$40 billion in high income countries and ‘x’RAPS.
The partnership work with high-income countries and through self-governing programmes like EuroRAP, AusRAP, usRAP,
kiwiRAP, ChinaRAP and others helps guide multi-billion programmes through policy, design, investment and operational advice
and metrics. Examples include:
Total value Government / private
Project Location
(USD million) investor
Highways England Strategic Business Plan England 23200 Highways England
Roads of National Importance New Zealand 7500 New Zealand
Federal and State
National Highways in Queensland Australia (Queensland) 6000
Governments
Highway Safety to Cherish Life China 1800 China (2014-19)
Federal and State
National Highways in Victoria Australia (Victoria) 1000
Governments
Transmission Gully Wellington New Zealand 600 Pacific Partnerships (Toll)
Safety Alliance New Zealand 600 NZTA
Federal and State
Midland Highway 10 Year Action Plan Australia (Tasmania) 360
Governments
Federal Highway Network iRAP
Mexico 250 Mexico
assessments and upgrades
Wuhu Safety Demonstration Project China (Anhui) 100 China
Slovak Motorway Slovakia 90 Slovak Motorway Company
Friesland Province Roads Netherlands 33 Friesland Province
AutoPista Centrale Chile 10+ AutoPista Centrale
UTAH State Projects (various) USA (Utah) 10 Utah DoT
Safe Demonstration Corridors Philippines 1 Philippines
Mine Roads Chile 1 BHP Billiton
TOTAL 40,000+
2016 Progress Report 9
Low and Middle-Income Financing Made Safer
Within LMIC’s, iRAP partnerships with development banks provide the most cost-effective way to deliver road safety
improvements. Through existing bank loan projects, iRAP activities help shape the safety performance of the investment
and maximise travel on 3-star or better roads for all road users. The lessons learned on demonstration projects have
potential for further widespread rollout by the recipient country. Projects made safer with iRAP partnerships are
summarised in the table below:
Total value Development
Project Location
(USD million) Bank / Donor
Center South Road Corridor Project Kazakhstan 1,466 World Bank
The First National Highways Interconnectivity Improvement Project (NHIIP) India 1,152 World Bank
Second Karnataka State Highway Improvement Project India (Karnataka) 1,003 World Bank
Second Tamil Nadu Road Sector Project India (Tamil Nadu) 778 World Bank
Andhra Pradesh Road Sector Project India (Andhra Pradesh) 645 World Bank
Anhui Intermodal Sustainable Transport Development Project China (Anhui) 634 ADB
Yunnan Pu’er Regional Integrated Road Network Development Project China (Yunnan) 593 ADB
Uttar Pradesh Core Road Network Development Program India (Uttar Pradesh) 570 World Bank
Gujarat State Highway Project II India (Gujarat) 566 World Bank
Second Road and Safety Improvement Project Ukraine 562 World Bank
Second Kerala State Transport Project India (Kerala) 445 World Bank
Sao Paulo State Sustainable Transport Project Brazil (Sao Paolo) 429 World Bank
Shaanxi Mountain Road Safety Demonstration China (Shaanxi) 400 ADB
Assam State Roads Project India (Assam) 397 World Bank
Papua New Guinea: Highlands Region Road Improvement Investment
Program - Projects 1-3 Papua New Guinea 338 ADB
Qianxinan Rural Transport Project China (Guizhou) 330 World Bank
Yunnan Honghe Prefecture Urban Transport Project China (Yunnan) 300 World Bank
Bahia Road Rehabilitation and Maintenance Project Brazil (Bahia) 300 World Bank
Moldova Compact Road Rehabilitation Project Moldova 262 MCC
Tianjin Urban Transport Improvement Project China (Tianjin) 253 World Bank
Guizhou Tongren Rural Transport Project China (Guizhou) 232 World Bank
Secondary National Roads Development Project Philippines 214 MCC
Xinjiang Yining Urban Transport Improvement Project China (Xinjiang) 208 World Bank
Wuhan Integrated Transport Development China (Wuhan) 208 World Bank
Jiaozuo Green Transport and Safety Improvement Project China (Henan) 200 World Bank
Various Papua New Guinea 150 Australia
Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh
Ho Chi Minh City Green Transport Development City) 137 World Bank
Corridor Vc 2 Bosnia and Herzogovina 131 EBRD
Efficient & Sustainable City Bus Services India (Mumbai) 113 World Bank
El Salvador Investment Compact Logistical Infrastructure Project El Salvador 102 MCC
Various Papua New Guinea 100 World Bank
National and Regional Roads Rehabilitation Project FYR Macedonia 84 World Bank
Russian Federation
Road Asset Preservation Project in Mariy El Republic (Mariy El Republic) 25 World Bank
Program of Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Roads Paraguay 8 IDB
Belize Free of High Risk Roads Belize 7 CDB
South Asia Road Safety Programs Nepal and Bhutan 2 ADB
Road Safety Programs, Bangladesh Bangladesh 1 ADB
Currently under development Ethiopia (Addis Ababa) TBC World Bank
Currently under development Mongolia TBC ADB
Currently under development Uruguay TBC CAF
Total 13,714
2016 Progress Report 10EFFECTIVENESS
At the core of iRAP’s primary impact in saving lives
are the road projects that result in upgraded
infrastructure and/or improved speed management.
Three countries pivotal to the world achieving the goal to
halve road deaths and injuries by 2020 are China, India and Mexico.
Case studies are presented on these countries’ success so far, along with a recent case study using the
star rating of designs in El Salvador and expressway upgrades in Slovakia to demonstrate the
effectiveness of iRAP partnerships.
Summary information on a range of other success stories
is also presented at the project level.
2016 Progress Report 11A success story
ChinaRAP
ChinaRAP is a collaboration between iRAP and the International engagement through project delivery and
Research Institute of Highway (RIOH), Ministry of technical and knowledge exchange has been a critically
Transport. Critical financial support is provided through important part of ChinaRAP’s development. The team has:
the World Bank Global Road Safety Facility by Bloomberg
Philanthropies. participated in World Bank and Asian Development
Bank projects in China to build project delivery
An early aim of the ChinaRAP collaboration was to support experience and demonstrate the applicability of risk
the development and implementation of the second phase assessments. Since 2012, the team has been involved in
of the central government’s Highway Safety Enhancement 13 projects with a combined value of more than
Project (HSEP). The first phase of HSEP (2004-2013) was US$2.4 billion.
perhaps the largest road infrastructure safety program in
the world, involving investment of USD$5 billion to treat successfully delivered international projects for
350,000km of roads. Governments in New Zealand, Australia, Cambodia
and Yemen.
ChinaRAP is now at the centre of a scaled-up HSEP
participated in technical decision making and
branded as the ‘Highway Safety to Cherish Life’
knowledge-sharing events such as the iRAP Global
project. An intermediate goal is to treat high-risk sections
Technical Committee (GTC), iRAP Innovation Workshops
on 65,000km of roads by the end of 2017.
and iRAP Asia Pacific Workshops.
The ChinaRAP team (grown from 2 to 11 members) has: Worked closely with iRAP’s Asia Pacific Director to build
published national guidelines that explain the trust and accelerate the national program.
ChinaRAP process and safety countermeasures.
provided safe road design training for over 2,000
engineers in 12 provinces.
helped 12 provinces to conduct risk assessments of
more than 100,000km of roads. This saw mobilisation
of more than 100 people in road surveys and 300
people in road attribute coding activities.
Around CNY12 billion
(USD$1.8 billion) will be invested in
safety countermeasures over the
next 5 years. An estimated
30,000km of high-risk roads have
already been upgraded. 2016 Progress Report 12A success story
IndiaRAP
25%
of roads 3-star or better
for vehicle occupants
Since 2010 iRAP Star Ratings and Safer Roads Investment The potential for minimum star ratings and star rating for
Plans have been used in several World Bank funded designs is being discussed with the National Highway
projects across 10 different states in India to assess road Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL). All
user risk, improve the safety of proposed road upgrades activities highlight the scale and importance of Indian road
and build local road safety capacity. agencies prioritizing investment in safer road
infrastructure.
Investments to improve many of
India’s roads have been locked into Plans to accelerate action in India through the
development of IndiaRAP are advancing well. Support
ongoing and planned upgrades from key national and state agencies is building, as are
worth more than US$5.4billion. discussions with the influential “Group of
Ministers” (GoM). The Australian road agency in Victoria
Several state Public Works Departments including Assam, (VicRoads) is leading the AusRAP / IndiaRAP twinning
Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and agreement with the secondment of one of their senior
Uttar Pradesh have been using the iRAP Star Ratings to engineers, Alison Leeson, to lead IndiaRAP’s programme
measure the impact on risk of various design options. development, in addition to ensuring lives are saved at the
Post-construction assessments have been undertaken on project level.
roads upgraded with World Bank finance, including road
safety demonstration corridors in Karnataka and Gujarat.
The use of Star Rating targets on many of the project
corridors has provided a simple and objective measure of
the likelihood of a crash occurring and its severity, and is
helping to save lives through improved road designs. Using
the star ratings, design teams are able to measure, and be
motivated and rewarded for improving the safety of their
designs for all road users.
The Government of Andhra Pradesh has expressed their
intent to raise major high-risk roads to 4-star or better
by 2025.
3,800km of the highest risk roads from Delhi-Mumbai-
Chennai are currently being assessed, in addition to a
further project on the Delhi-Chandigarh road. The Concept drawing – Bharuch bypass, Gujarat, India (image
Rajasthan Government is also undertaking assessments courtesy of LASA India)
that include inputs by GeoVista and RACC. 2016 Progress Report 13Star rating improvements
El Salvador
After implementing the iRAP methodology to improve the The object of the project was to duplicate 24 km of the
safety of proposed road upgrades and build local road road between Zacatecoluca and the Comalapa Highway
safety capacity in projects in the Philippines and Moldova, and rehabilitate and improve 3km of the two lane segment
the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) contracted connection between the Comalapa Highway and the
iRAP to provide design star ratings for the Coastal Highway intersection to La Libertad.
Expansion Project in El Salvador.
iRAP star rated the project’s detailed design drawings,
proposed modifications to the design that would improve
The US$101.6 million project was safety for road users, then worked closely with the road
part of MCC’s $365.2 million El authority and designers to improve the safety of
Salvador Investment Compact with subsequent iterations of the design. This project resulted
the Government of El Salvador. in a safer design, particularly for vulnerable road users,
and additionally, a better understanding within the road
The Coastal Highway Expansion Activity sought to relieve authority of road safety design principles.
congestion at the most-trafficked segment of El Salvador’s
coastal highway (CA-2). The CA-2 is one of the two most
important logistical corridors in the country and connects
El Salvador’s major logistical nodes, including its two sea
ports and the country’s only international airport.
Urban and Rural Cross-sections– Coastal Highway Expansion, El Salvador (image courtesy of MOP, El Salvador)
2016 Progress Report 143-Star & better upgrades
Slovakia
European Transport
Commissioner Violeta Bulc
presents Jozef Veres, the
Head of Investment and
Operation Maintenance at
NDS with the EuroRAP Star
Performer Award.
A dramatic increase in 3-star rating on Slovakia’s EuroRAP estimates that 355 deaths and serious injuries
motorways and expressways led to the country’s national will be prevented over the next 20 years as a result of the
motorway company, NDS, being awarded the EuroRAP upgrading.
Star Performer award at the 2016 assembly and
conference in Slovenia. Martin Juck, the managing director of EuroRAP Slovakia,
said: “It was a great privilege for us that NDS received this
The annual award honours the year’s most valuable honour. I hope the result we have achieved in Slovakia
project in the field of road infrastructure. The award was will inspire other responsible road owners and authorities
presented to Jozef Veres, the head of investment and in the Danube Region and elsewhere. We’ve shown what
operation maintenance at NDS, by the European we can do to save lives and reduce the number
Transport Commissioner, Violeta Bulc, of injuries.’”
who are pictured above.
In the last couple of years, a 327km section of Slovakia’s
major road network has undergone a dramatic EuroRAP estimates that 355 deaths
transformation. In 2013, less than 30% of the section was and serious injuries will be
rated 3-star or better. Following a major programme of prevented over the next 20 years
improvements, EuroRAP Slovakia’s assessment in as a result of Slovakia’s 3-star
2016 revealed that 77% of these roads were rated at network upgrades bringing 77% of
3-star or better with 1-star sections having
disappeared completely.
roads to 3+-star standard.
Among the improvements are:
The installation of safety barriers
Paving of shoulders and rumble strips
Implementation of impact attenuators on demerge
lanes
2016 Progress Report 15A success story
iRAP Mexico
The Secretariat for Communications and Transport (SCT) iRAP Mexico’s work raised
has systematically star rated their road network in 2012,
invested millions of pesos in the recommended road
17% of the 42,801km road
upgrades, and resurveyed the success of their investment network from 1 or 2-star
in 2015. The results finalized during 2016 highlighted 17% levels to 3-star or better,
of the 42,801km road network was lifted from only leading to important
1 or 2-star level to 3-star or better. reductions in fatalities and
On the Queretaro to Irapuato toll road, the road has been
serious injuries across the
improved from 10% 3-star or better to an impressive 89% network.
3-star or better. The reduction in fatalities and serious
injuries are detailed below:
CAPUFE Queretaro - Irapuato 2012 2015
Total Fatalities -52%
Run-off road fatalities 15 0
Run-off road serious injuries -30%
Pedestrians -29%
2016 Progress Report 16EFFECTIVENESS
Other countries where lives have been saved and high-risk roads eliminated
Bloomberg supported cities: With support from the World Bank Global Road Safety Facility (GRSF) and as part of
the Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS), during 2015 and 2016, assessments of more than 900km of
roads in nine out of the 10 priority cities were carried out. More than 100km of road designs were assessed and more
than 350 people took part in capacity-building iRAP training and meetings. These activities helped many cities take
quick steps in road safety, such as including pedestrian safety facilities in designs of Ho Chi Minh City’s first Bus Rapid
Transit (BRT) system and the urgent repairs to street lighting in Accra.
Australia: The partnership with Austroads, AAA and ARRB Group has resulted in the assessment of over
100,000km of roads across the country with varying levels of investment mobilized to upgrade the roads. One road
in particular, the Bruce Highway in Queensland, highlights the full cycle of club advocacy through to road authority
success. Successful advocacy by the club led to large funding commitments by Government. The iRAP and ANRAM
processes informed the investment mobilized and lives are now being saved. The road agency currently estimates a
50% reduction in fatalities on the highway with 50 lives already saved.
2013 Election Campaign (Bruce Highway) 2016 RACQ Road Ahead article
Belize: The Government of Belize in cooperation with the Caribbean Development Bank have undertaken an iRAP
assessment in the country, targeting a high-risk corridor for upgrade. The Belize City to Belmopan Road is raising the
safety performance of the road from 5% at a 3-star or better rating, to 100% meeting the standard. 75km of road has
been upgraded so far with simple, high-return investments that have already resulted in a 37% reduction in fatalities
between 2012 and 2015.
Chile: The iRAP partnership with AutoPista Centrale to assess and upgrade the toll-road in Chile to 3-star or better
standard has generated immediate results. It highlights the potential of productive partnerships with the private
sector in managing high-volume safe networks to maximize travel on 3-star and better roads. The concessionaire,
who is part of the Abertis Group, immediately upgraded the 1 and 2-star road sections and is now planning other
upgrades to deliver a 4-star facility. Discussions are underway with RACC and others to benchmark 8,000+km of
global assets across 13 countries. The iRAP projects with BHP Billiton have also led to immediate investment in
upgrades and speed management to deliver safety improvements for the company, their staff and their
communities.
2016 Progress Report 17 Netherlands: The ANWB continues to lead engagement and advocacy with provincial governments in The
Netherlands to ensure roads are upgraded following iRAP’s star rating and investment plan work across 10,000km of
the provincial road network. This work has now led to one province (Friesland) investing €30 million in targeted road
upgrades focused on safety outcomes. The ANWB is also leading the development of the CycleRAP initiative with
iRAP Centre of Excellence SWOV. With the national network approaching a 3-star or better rating already, and
cyclists representing more than half of fatalities in the Netherlands, this focused attention on provincial roads and
cyclists is key to the country making further progress to zero road deaths.
New Zealand: The kiwiRAP partnership involving the NZ Transport Agency, NZ Automobile Association, Accident
Compensation Corporation, Police and other partners, continues to provide world-leading contributions to the global
programme. The work to risk map and star rate extensive urban networks in New Zealand has provided the evidence
base to better understand and improve iRAP urban models, in addition to the immediate benefits of targeting risk in
urban areas. Major investment is also being mobilized with the Wellington Gateway toll-road project where 4-star
minimums were specified, and the winning proponent has delivered a 4.8 star facility. The Safety Alliance will
mobilise NZ$754 million over 10 years to raise the star rating to 3.5 stars or better on 135km of highway. The project
will save an estimated 1,426 deaths and serious injuries over 10 years.
Philippines: The Philippines completed design, construction and post-construction assessments of more than
180km of roads, including the Agoo-Baguio road safety demonstration corridor.
Bangladesh: iRAP has provided technical support for the installation of a series of safe crossing designs in villages
on the notoriously dangerous N2 highway. The installations have cut deaths by around 60% with the initiative likely to
be extended to other high-risk locations.
2016 Progress Report 18RELEVANCE
The relevance of iRAP’s work around the world
can be expressed through the support and demand
of in-country partners responsible for
funding, development, designing, planning or maintaining roads.
Those partners are essential to the success of iRAP’s vision
of a world free of high-risk roads, and it is critical that the
tools, systems, advocacy and technical support of the charity
meets their needs.
2016 Progress Report 19A success story
EuroRAP UK
The UK case study highlights the relevance of iRAP’s work reporting themes each year. The 2016 launch of
for lead agencies in positively influencing the culture, results (on November 14) will focus on “Making Road
accountability and performance of those committed to Travel as Safe as Rail and Air” and challenge the
safer roads. culture around what is possible in terms of
road safety.
UK Success and Relevance Focus on the local economic cost of road crashes has
The work of the Road Safety Foundation in the UK has now attracted the attention of central funding
been central to significant policy, institutional, investment agencies looking to maximize the scale and return on
and programme success. Key outcomes include: road safety investment across the UK. Confidential
discussions are ongoing with the Department for
The Office of Rail and Road Report on the Transport and Treasury to target and focus investment
benchmarking of Highways England’s performance and to upgrade persistently high-risk roads.
efficiency, outlines the key role for EuroRAP
benchmarking of crash risk and star ratings, and guides
Target: 90% of travel on 3-star or
progress towards Highways England’s target for more
than 90% of travel on 3-star or better roads by 2020. better roads by 2020.
The work will also explore relationships between star
ratings and crash rates, and undertake
multi-country benchmarking.
The Highways England Strategic Plan details
commitments for multi-billion pound investment in
road upgrades across the network to ensure that 90%
of the network achieves the 3-star or better rating by
2020. At the operational level, road targets exist for
the different classes of roads, to ensure 4 and 5-star
smart motorways, 4-star expressways and 3 and 4-star
trunk roads at a minimum. Road cross section designs
are being developed to ensure the desired star rating
targets for each road type are met, and thereby
delivering a system-wide change in road design
standards.
The Road Safety Foundation and AGEAS partnership to
consistently risk map and performance track the road
network across the UK, delivers innovative new 2016 Progress Report 20RELEVANCE
iRAP Product Success and Relevance
The iRAP Products and Systems remain at the core of the iRAP programme through the provision of free-to-air tools,
systems, specifications and support materials for RAP members, partners, suppliers and other stakeholders around
the world. The iRAP Product success and continuous growth in usage and innovation highlights the relevance of the iRAP
protocols, tools and systems for iRAP’s key stakeholders worldwide.
The use of ViDA (the iRAP Star Rating web application) continued to grow over the last 12 months, both in terms of the
number of users, and data processed and stored.
As of 1st October 2016, there are 2,823 users of ViDA
and 17.5 million kilometres of roads have been processed.
Cumulative data processed in ViDA
In line with usage growth, the ViDA core systems have received ongoing development. Key aspects of development work
include enhancing processing speeds, data security, resilience and reliability, all with a view to improving the relevance
and reliability for end users, system stability and reduced processing and storage costs.
2016 Progress Report 21In addition to the core system developments mentioned elsewhere in this report, ViDA has received a number of
updates including:
Creator phase I – this update will further enhance and ensure the quality, reliability and traceability of iRAP
assessments. This is increasingly important as a large number of new users start applying and using iRAP tools
globally. The updates have included a new step by step process where quality assurance reviews are tracked, and
previously manual processes are automated to reduce the potential for user error.
Enhanced international support – to support ViDA’s international user base, more comprehensive support for
languages has been included and additional file formats have been added for data download files (ViDA is currently
available in English, Spanish, Portuguese and Croatian).
New data reports – to increase the impact and analysis of Star Ratings, two new reports have been added to ViDA;
the road attribute snapshot and risk worms by crash type.
Key metrics tracking – to help measure ViDA’s utilisation, an initial system metric feature has been incorporated. This
function tracks ViDA growth of users, processing and data storage.
Beta testing – to support the development process, Beta testing functionality has been added to ViDA. This enables a
subset set of users to have access to new features whilst still in the final stages of development.
Consistent roll out procedure – procedures have been developed along with supporting systems to ensure that
updates to ViDA are carried out whilst ensuring consistency of service.
Other country level relevance
Malaysia: The commitment of the Minister of Transport in Malaysia to deliver 75% of travel on 3-star or better
roads was launched in February this year and represents the first middle-income country with a star rating policy at
the national level. The work will see a partnership involving MIROS and Shell, along with local partners including
AAM, to play an active role to assess the Malaysian road network and target investment to maximize travel on 3-star
or better roads.
Cambodia: iRAP has enabled the Cambodia-China Friendship Road Safety Project, with China’s MOT donating the
ChinaRAP team to assess around 600km of national highways and provide training to the Cambodian Ministry. The
Cambodian Minister has also made verbal commitments to deliver 3-star or better outcomes in the country.
Saudi Arabia: iRAP is supporting assessments of around 2,000km of highways and the development of larger-scale
assessments some 64,000km in length.
Qatar: The network level assessments of existing roads and road designs are nearing completion in Qatar, with a
major launch event planned before the end of the year. Star rating targets are being integrated into construction
specifications and an innovative Star Rating for Designs tool has been developed and used to support the 4-star
targets planned for new expressways.
2016 Progress Report 22EFFICIENCY
The key to iRAP success globally
is the support for and mobilization
of partners worldwide.
2016 Progress Report 23EFFICIENCY
The key to iRAP success globally is the support for and mobilization of partners worldwide. This includes auto-club,
development bank and road agency partners, as well as NGOs and the private sector, with impact on road infrastructure
design, operation and maintenance.
The creation of global demand and momentum for road infrastructure safety improvements is vital for all partners. The
three-star campaign and broader communications, training and events undertaken by iRAP are essential to partner
empowerment and the sharing of best practice. This approach fosters local ownership and builds an environment of
innovation and knowledge transfer.
A key to iRAP’s efficiency is our ability to leverage multi-million dollar investments in iRAP assessments and their
subsequent multi-billion dollar investment in road upgrades. As a indication of this impressive leveraging of investment ,
we estimate that for every dollar invested in iRAP as a charity, the following partner investment is attained:
$10+ of road assessments funded by others for every $1 of base funding
$100+ of direct road safety investment for every $1 of base funding
$1,000+ of total road investment influence for every $1 of base funding
The Three-Star Campaign
The Global Three-Star Campaign has focused the advocacy and communications of iRAP and partners worldwide with
simple achievable advocacy aims. The focus of the campaign is the adoption of 3-star or better targets for all road users
on new road projects, and maximized travel on 3-star or better roads for all road users on existing roads. These
objective, evidence based metrics provide simple, repeatable and realistic targets for countries and organisations to
embrace.
The global, regional and country level policy and project related outcomes associated with star rating targets have been
built from iRAP’s ongoing partnerships worldwide and are further supported by the campaign activities. A summary of
key activities and successes includes:
Increasing project corridor level specification of star rating targets by the World Bank, particularly in India, Asian
Development Bank and Caribbean Development Bank. Initial engagement has occurred with Asian Infrastructure
Investment Bank and African Development Bank.
Widespread publication of the 3-star or better standard and associated road design standards for safety including
the OECD Safe System report, PIARC Manual, UNESCAP Guidelines, WHO and UN Secretary General Reports building
on existing MDB related publications.
Announcement of a policy target for 75% of travel on 3-star or better roads by 2020 by the Malaysian Minister of
Transport; and desire for 4-star strategic roads by State of Andhra Pradesh in India.
2016 Progress Report 24 Operational inclusion of star rating targets and guidelines has occurred in the UK (Highways England and the Office
of Road and Rail), across states in Australia, and in UNESCAP Design Standards.
Large-scale advocacy for and awareness raising of Star Rating targets has featured in all events including the Brasilia
Ministerial, PIARC World Road Congress, SEETO, ERIC, CISEV, Regional Workshops, FIA Regional Meetings and
targeted conferences around the world.
Secretariat level involvement in the PIARC Road Safety Committee over the next 4 years, focused on National Road
Safety Policies.
Delivery of a range of 3-star campaign materials including a EuroRAP and iRAP 3-star or better advocacy brief, and a
webinar series supporting the three-star campaign in collaboration with the NGO alliance. A designated 3-star or
better webpage is currently under development.
Support of a social media presence across a range of channels including EuroRAP/iRAP and RSF with a steady stream
of #3starorbetter hash tagged links to original content and the promotion of stakeholder work.
The 3-star Coalition
iRAP is working closely with the Fund for Global Health in support of the goal for World Bank projects to meet minimum
3-star standards on agreed projects worldwide. The initial advocacy, awareness raising and support generation within
the World Bank has now expanded to in-country dialogue. This work aims to drive demand at the country level where
loan packages are negotiated and where country led demand for 3-star or better outcomes is critical to support
Bank engagement.
Key progress and outcomes include a general acceptance and willingness within the World Bank for the need for safety
performance standards and the role of star ratings in road projects. In particular, the goal for star ratings to be part of
the Bank’s operational guidelines to support the new Environmental and Social Safeguards when launched in early 2018
remains a key priority. At the country level, a number of 3-star coalition’s 74 members have actively engaged to drive
demand and provide an extended voice to support iRAP’s vision. Examples include:
3-star or better advocacy in Botswana and Namibia, with similar activities in Zambia leading to a proposal for an
African Development Bank funded assessment of over 7,000km ahead of Ministerial level workshops in
mid-November.
Work with the Global Alliance of NGOs to run a series of webinars for their members worldwide providing an
introduction to 3-star or better roads, technical background, and how to advocate for star rating inclusion as targets
in new road projects.
Work with the Indian members to raise the profile and potential for IndiaRAP to become a locally led programme,
building on their extensive work across 10 states already. This has helped lead expansion of projects in Rajasthan,
Andhra Pradesh and through the Group of Ministers at the national level.
2016 Progress Report 25Country and Global Case Studies
Finding local champions, investing in their development and then supporting their success is a key focus of all the iRAP
programmes. This may be through local auto-club representatives, road authority staff or research agencies. In addition
to examples presented earlier in the report, further examples include:
Brazil: The iRAP partnerships in Brazil with LabTrans and the World Bank have resulted in the establishment of
BrazilRAP. The focus on building local capacity and ownership has proved successful with star rating assessments
now completed on over 8,000km of road. A combination of World Bank and locally funded assessments are planned
on approximately 40,000km of road in the next 1-2 years linked to loan commitments to support upgrades. This
includes planned assessments in the states of Bahia, Matto Grosso, Rio Grande, Sao Paulo and Tocantis and initial
discussions with Espirit Desanto and Santa Catarina. Road upgrades and speed management initiatives have been
funded in Fortaleza and Sao Paulo City, and iRAP assessments will help inform difficult speed management debates
underway in Sao Paulo following a change in political leadership.
Indonesia: The national government’s Institute of Road Engineering (IRE) has been trained by iRAP and ARRB teams,
and has now assessed thousands of kilometres of national highways using their own resources. A current project will
assess close to 1,000km of toll road facilities, with immediate upgrades likely.
Portugal: The RACC is leading a small pilot study on 194km of the Portuguese road network from Lisbon to
Alpalhão as part of an initial partnership with Estradas de Portugal. Through iRAP involvement on the PIARC Road
Safety Committee an extension of the assessment to the whole road network is under discussion, in addition to the
completion of risk mapping work.
Pan-European Risk Mapping: As part of the partnership with Highways England, the Pan-European Risk Mapping
will deliver a unique picture of roads across Europe that can be used for benchmarking, competition building and
performance tracking across Europe.
USA: The leadership transition of usRAP to the Roadway Safety Foundation has proceeded smoothly. In addition
to the strategically important partnership with FHWA at the national level that will see assessments undertaken on
county roads, the States of Utah and Alabama continue to lead the way with network-wide surveys and institutional
leadership. AAA FTS is also playing a key role looking at policy targets across the country.
Peru: Partner networks, supported by the iRAP team, helped deliver results on 104km of strategically important
highways in the country.
FIA and individual club related activities including regional meetings (e.g. EuroRAP, AusRAP, kiwiRAP, Region 4
meetings) have been supported. In addition to national programme level leadership by clubs, there is significant
interest in club-led work delivering the Star Rating for Schools initiative at the national level, and a number of clubs
(ANWB, RACQ, RACV) are keen to lead on the development of the CycleRAP initiative.
The Global iRAP Innovation Workshop was held this year at the World Bank in Washington to showcase and share
leading work from around the world. Hosting the event at the World Bank provided a key opportunity for many of
the countries iRAP is working with directly, or through other partners, to share their experience and use of the iRAP
tools. The event included senior leadership from World Bank, OECD, Abertis, and the US Government, amongst
others, reinforcing the use of star ratings as the global standard. The Innovation Workshop presentations showcase
the scale of iRAP achievement in a 12 month period and motivate countries to share and extend their impact.
2016 Progress Report 26EuroRAP Chairman, Ferry Smith European Commissioner Violeta Bulc and iRAP Chairman John Dawson
(Washington) (Slovenia)
Michelle Yeoh (Beijing)
European General Assembly: The European Transport Commissioner, Violeta Bulc attended the EuroRAP General
Assembly in June. At the event press conference she reaffirmed the personal priority she gives to road safety, the
key role of infrastructure safety as a key action area and the review of the infrastructure safety directive and
partnership with EuroRAP. The appointment of Matthew Baldwin as Deputy DG MOVE is also a significant
development bringing new oversight of road safety across the EC’s actions.
Hosting of major regional events (e.g. Asia Pacific Regional Forum with Michelle Yeoh), and the undertaking of policy
and project capacity building at workshops and events in the UK, USA, Belgium, Bulgaria, Finland, France, Ivory Coast,
South Africa, Ethiopia, Botswana, Namibia, UK, Egypt, Chile, Thailand, India, China, Australia, and Philippines,
amongst others.
2016 Progress Report 27Communications and Training
An important part of the iRAP programme is the quality and level of communications that encourages partners to
celebrate success and share the scale of their life-saving work around the world. With the inclusion of a full-time
Communications Manager there has been a 60%+ increase in circulation for the iRAP WrapUp newsletter and increased
content from individual partners worldwide.
Newsletters, Websites and Social Media
4 WrapUp Newsletters with 5,600 confirmed opens and 4,000 new subscribers
2 Technical Newsletters with 950 confirmed opens including 490 new subscribers
27,600 sessions on www.irap.org by 20,800 unique visitors (70% new)
30,000 sessions on http://toolkit.irap.org/ by 26,000 unique visitors (85% new)
2,500 Twitter followers, 1,740 Facebook likes and 950 LinkedIn followers
Trending News in the Last 12 Months
World leaders must take the lead in saving lives - 5,700 views
New edition of Vaccines for Roads benchmarks global safety performance - 3,600 views
Safer roads coming soon to Accra
iRAP course in Road Safety Quarter 4 2016
With the inclusion of a full-time Communications Manager there has
been a 60%+ increase in circulation for the iRAP WrapUp newsletter
and increased content from individual partners worldwide.
2016 Progress Report 28You can also read
