The Awareness of International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP): Challenges and Strategies of iRAP Implementation in Malaysia

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10.2991/978-94-6463-972-8_20How to use a DOI?

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Road Safety; Road Infrastructure; Road Engineering; International Road Assessment Program; Relative Index Inequality

Abstract

The Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021 – 2030 has set a target to reduce road traffic deaths and injuries by at least 50% by 2030. Aligned to the 12th Global Road Safety Performance Targets, Targets 3 and 4 have emphasized road technical standards. The International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) was introduced and implemented worldwide, including in Malaysia, to align with these global targets. This study aims to understand the challenges of iRAP implementation in Malaysia and, thus, provide recommendations to relevant stakeholders. A quantitative method was adopted in this study through an online questionnaire survey to obtain insightful views among the targeted respondents in road safety engineering fields: academicians, consultants, contractors, and government officers. This study used a simple random sampling technique to nominate 111 respondents. The researcher used a Relative Index Inequality (RII) analysis based on 5 Likert scales to analyze the feedback data. The study showed that most respondents agreed that road engineering elements contribute to road safety in Malaysia. The RII results identified the top-ranked challenges and strategies to implement iRAP in Malaysia as clearly defined roles and responsibilities of team members by the project leader, and the government agencies should allocate financial support incentives and invest in road activities, tools, machinery, and equipment for iRAP projects, respectively. Researchers should broaden future research to obtain more information about the effectiveness of iRAP implementation using real projects.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Fatin Najwa Mohd Nusa
AU  - Siti Zaharah Ishak
AU  - Vanesia Michael
AU  - Ainatul Fatima Md Murozi
AU  - Alvin Poi Wai Hoong
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/12/29
TI  - The Awareness of International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP): Challenges and Strategies of iRAP Implementation in Malaysia
BT  - Proceedings of the 14th Asia-Pacific Conference on Transportation and the Environment (APTE 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 212
EP  - 223
SN  - 2589-4943
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-972-8_20
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-972-8_20
ID  - Nusa2025
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