irap Innovation Workshop 2016 Maximising Travel on 3-Star or Better Roads Malaysia leads the way for low, middle income countries (LMICs) with star rating policy target Prof. Dr. Wong Shaw Voon & Alvin Poi Wai Hoong Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research 21 September 2016 The World bank Headquarters, Washington DC
Facts we should have acknowledged 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 Relationships between Existence of Policy Separating VRUs & VRU Deaths 69 33 42 49 Proportion of countries with regular inspection of road infrastructure by income groups 85% 75% 0 Policy to Separate VRUs High Income Low, Middle Income VRU Deaths Source: WHO Global Report on Road Safety 2013.
Facts we should now acknowledge 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Relative Comparison of Average Health Expenditure 1 & Average Burden of Road Crashes 2 (% of GDP) 9.2 5.9 Health Expenditure 1.7 2.2 Burden of Road Crashes Proportion of Health Expenditure Wasted due to Road Crashes 3 18.5% 37.3% High Income Low, Middle Income 1 World Bank (data period ranged year 2000 2011 and varies among countries). 2 WHO Global Report on Road Safety 2013 (data period ranged year 2000 2011 and varies among countries). 3 Calculated as percentage of burden of road crashes over health expenditure.
Malaysian Government Expenditure (in million ringgit) 300000 30000 250000 25000 200000 20000 150000 15000 100000 10000 50000 5000 0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 0 Total Expenditure Expenditure on Transport & Communication Source: Asian Development Bank, Statistical Database System 2015.
irap Malaysia Steering Committee Committee Members Terms of Reference 1. Determine selection criteria for roads to be surveyed. Chair Ministry of Transport Secretary-General Members DG of MIROS DG of Malaysian Highway Authority DG of Public Works Department DG of Road Safety Department DG of Local Government Department Highway Planning Division, MOW Land & Logistics Division, MOT Policy & Inspectorate Division, MUHLG Independent irap Expert Individuals 2. Propose road engineering improvements to be implemented. 3. Formulate mechanism to sustain funding and improve programme implementation. i. Medium and long term improvements ii. Sustainability of irap towards establishment of Malaysian Road Assessment Programme (MyRAP) and ASEANRAP. 4. Coordinate involvement of and partnerships among stakeholders. 5. Report progress of programme to the relevant ministers, Cabinet Committee on Road Safety and the Ministry of Finance.
Institutionalization of irap Malaysia MINISTRIES: GOVERNMENT AGENCIES: NGOs & PRIVATE PARTNERS:
Expressways 2016 Star Rating Results 2,370KM OF EXPRESSWAYS WERE RATED. 52% WERE RATED 3- STAR. QUICK-FIXES TO UPGRADE LOW STAR RATINGS WERE IDENTIFIED.
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irap Malaysia Initiative Repeatable Process Assessing roads MIROS Star ratings & quick wins MIROS Road authorities Implementing quick wins Road authorities Star rating reviews MIROS Disseminating results MIROS, JKJR, Steering committee Jan 2016 Mar 2016 Jul 2016 Jan 2017 Feb 2017
TARGET 75% of travel on 3-star and above roads by 2020 (as envisioned by developed countries) 75% of travel on high volume expressways and federal roads covers road length of approximately 6,000km
irap Malaysia Timeline to Achieve Star Rating Policy Target 70% high volume expressways and federal roads assessed (7,000km) 30% high volume expressways and federal roads assessed (3,000km) 75% of travel to be on 3-star or better roads by 2020 (6,000km) On-going planning works to assess high volume state roads 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
irap Innovation Workshop 2016 Maximising Travel on 3-Star or Better Roads Malaysia leads the way for low, middle income countries (LMICs) with star rating policy target Thank You Prof. Dr. Wong Shaw Voon & Alvin Poi Wai Hoong Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research 21 September 2016 The World bank Headquarters, Washington DC