Planning to Save Lives in Andhra Pradesh

iRAP safety assessments of 3 demonstration corridors in the Indian State of Andhra Pradesh are underway.

The assessments are being undertaken as part of World Bank Global Road Safety Facility support for safety in the State, which has a population of almost 80 million. In 2009, some 15,000 people were killed and 60,000 were injured in road crashes in Andhra Pradesh.

The assessments coincide with the establishment of the ‘Empowered Committee’ of senior officials tasked with the responsibility of preventing road crash deaths and serious injuries during the Decade of Action for Road Safety.

iRAP will work closely with the Andhra Pradesh Road Development Corporation (RDC) to produce Star Ratings and Safer Roads Investment Plans for the corridors.

June 2010