Evaluating progress to reach global 3 star level for new roads

March 2, 2022

The World Bank Global Road Safety Facility (GRSF) and International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) have commenced an innovative project to evaluate countries’ progress in achieving UN Target 3: that by 2030 , all new roads achieve technical standards for all road users that take into account road safety, or meet a 3-star rating or better.

Safe road infrastructure is a key focus of the Global Plan for the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030 which calls on all governments and partners to achieve the 12 UN Global Road Safety Performance Targets in their countries, of which Targets 3 and 4 relate to road infrastructure.

The multi-faceted two-year project will include a review of more than 10 completed priority road projects using existing iRAP assessment data and covering the full project lifecycle from planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance.