Improved road design standards across the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) countries is the goal of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) project being implemented by the International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP), Eastern Alliance for Safe and Sustainable Transport (EASST), and the International Road Federation (IRF).

Funded by the United Nations Road Safety Fund (UNRSF), the project focuses on three pilot countries – Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan – from within the CAREC region. Commencing in March 2024 , the 18-month project will take a collaborative approach to meticulously review, update, and improve local road design standards. Working in partnership with multilateral development banks and the relevant government entities of each pilot country, the project will review the national (GOST-SNiP) design standards and recommend updates that include aspects of safe road design within the national standards – working towards the development of a new regional standard that aligns with the Global Road Safety Targets and international best practices for safe road design.

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