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Supporting Road Safety Interventions and Building Sustainability in China

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Featured GRSF-BIGRS Grant Activity: Supporting Road Safety Interventions and Building Sustainability in China ⌵

Under BIGRS 2015-2019, GRSF worked closely with iRAP and ChinaRAP, and coordinated with World Bank staff working in China. From this collaboration, a series of World Bank-financed projects benefitted from BIGRS support:

  • Six urban roads, totaling 4.8km, and their corresponding designs were assessed by the ChinaRAP team for the Qinghai Xining Urban Transport Project. As a result of speed testing analysis, the road design speed is reduced from 60km/h to 40km/h with enforcement, making the majority of the road 5-Stars for vehicle occupants and 3-Stars for pedestrians.

  • A total of 36 roads, totaling 115.4 c-km are assessed in Xinjiang Yining for the Urban Transport Improvement Project. Results show that an investment of CNY 85 million (USD 12 million) could prevent 741 deaths and serious injuries over 20 years.

Xinjiang Yining: Pedestrian Star Ratings
Xinjiang Yining: Pedestrian Star Ratings
  • 21 roads with a total length of 312.7km of roads were assessed in four counties across Qianxinan for the Rural Transport Project. It was estimated that by investing CNY 300.7 million (approximately USD 43.5m), 10,379 deaths and serious injuries could be prevented over 20 years, saving CNY 736 million (approximately USD$106.7m) in crash costs.

  • 12 roads, totaling 102 km in length are assessed in Guizhou for the Tongren Rural Transport Project. Overall, it was estimated that an investment of CNY 339 million (USD 48 million) could prevent 3,580 deaths and serious injuries over 20 years.

Examples Of Roads Assessed In Tongren
Examples Of Roads Assessed In Tongren
  • Three roads, totaling 9.8 c-km, were assessed for the Hubei Xiaogan Logistics Infrastructure Project. An economic analysis of a series of safety countermeasure options indicated that with an investment of CNY 3.9 million (approximately USD 590,000), 33 deaths and serious injuries could be prevented over 20 years, saving CNY 7.7 million (approximately USD 1.15m) in crash costs.

Hubei Xiaogan Example of Suggested Intersection Adjustments
Hubei Xiaogan: Example of Suggested Intersection Adjustments
Related resources ⌵ 

Improving Non-Motorized Transport Facilities for a Safer and Greener City: A Case Study on Shanghai's Yangpu District

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The Key Impact

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    4.8km of six urban roads
    were assessed by the ChinaRAP team for the Qinghai Xining Urban Transport Project

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    36 roads, totaling 115.4 c-km 
    were assessed in Xinjiang Yining for the Urban Transport Improvement Project

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    21 roads, totaling of 312.7 km 
    were assessed in four counties across Qianxinan for the Rural Transport Project

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    12 roads, totaling 102 km
    were assessed in Guizhou for the Tongren Rural Transport Project

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    3 roads, totaling 9.8 c-km
    were assessed for the Hubei Xiaogan Logistics Infrastructure Project

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GRSF 2020 Annual Report
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