iRAP Research and evaluation of road projects in meeting the Global Road Safety Performance Target 3

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The objective of this project is to evaluate progress towards achieving UN Global Road Safety Performance Target 3: that by 2030, all new roads achieve technical standards for all road users that take into account road safety, or meet a three star rating or better. The project will directly support the achievement of SDG Goals 3.6, 9.1 and 11.2. The project will also support MDB and development agency engagement with client countries through a robust research-based evaluation of current practice in-country. The research outcomes will identify the skill and knowledge-based interventions that can support incremental progress towards the 2030 targets.To do this, the project activities will undertake a methodical review of a number of national and internationally funded road projects across the seven selected countries with the following objectives:- Identify successes and/or barriers to achieving the UN Target 3 on recently completed road projects.- Develop guidance and training needs for local, national and super-national stakeholders to make further progress towards achieving UN Target 3.- Demonstrate the safety benefit (in terms of economic impact and lives saved) of investment in delivering new road projects which meet UN Target 3.- Increase awareness of, and capacity to undertake, safe road design for new road projects that meet UN Target 3.