The KazRAP programme - road safety assessment in Kazakhstan

What is KazRAP

KazRAP is the programme of the Kazakh Scientific Research Institute for Road Safety for assessing the safety of Kazakhstan's roads. The programme belongs to the Institute: it is neither a state body nor a state programme.

The assessment is carried out by the Institute's specialists using the iRAP methodology - International Road Assessment Programme. A road is assessed not by the crashes that have already happened but by its design: how well the layout of a section protects people when a mistake does occur. The survey, coding and calculation rules are the same as in other countries, so the results are comparable internationally.

In 2025 the Institute registered its own software product, KazRAP S, for comprehensive study of road condition and traffic safety, and signed a memorandum with KazAvtoZhol National Company JSC on implementing the programme on national roads.

How the iRAP methodology works

Every section is described in the same way, so the rating of one road can be compared with any other.

100-metre intervals

The road is divided into 100-metre sections, and each is assessed separately.

Over 50 attributes

Median separation, lanes, shoulders, roadside, intersections, crossings, lighting, safety barriers, traffic speed.

Four road user groups

The rating is calculated separately for vehicle occupants, motorcyclists, bicyclists and pedestrians.

Estimating consequences

Estimating the number of fatalities and serious injuries on a section before and after countermeasures.

Investment plan

Countermeasures for each section with costs, effect and priority.

Star Rating scale

From one star at high risk to five stars, where protection of road users is built into the road itself. The scale colours are part of the iRAP methodology.

5-starHigh level of built-in safety: protection of road users is built into the road design.
4-starA safe road with some shortcomings; countermeasures are targeted.
3-starMedium level: basic protective features are in place, but on some sections a mistake leads to severe consequences.
2-starElevated risk of severe consequences; a package of countermeasures is needed.
1-starCritical risk for road users.

What is assessed

National and local roads
Urban street networks
Construction and reconstruction projects
Individual sections and routes with high crash rates

What the client receives

Star Rating of sections for each road user group
Georeferenced risk map
Investment plan with costs and expected impact
Report with methodology, input data and conclusions
Access to results in ViDA

Assessed roads of Kazakhstan

Star Rating of national network sections based on the results of the iRAP assessment.

Map of Kazakhstan's roads assessed using the iRAP methodology, showing the Star Rating of each section — Assessed sections of Kazakhstan's road network. The colour of each section shows its Star Rating on the iRAP scale; the legend is in the top right corner of the map. Data source - ViDA, iRAP. The map shows only the sections included in the assessment.

How to order an assessment

01
Request

Describe the section or road network and the result you need.
02
Discussing the task

We agree the input data, road user groups and scope of deliverables.
03
Contract

We set out the scope, timeline and procedure for handing over the results.

Programme history

2018
iRAP and Asian Development Bank seminar in Astana: the Institute's specialists receive certificates in the methodology.
2020
Project to implement iRAP in Kazakhstan commissioned by the Committee for Roads and financed by a World Bank loan: the Institute is a partner of the Swedish company SweRoad; 5,000 km of national roads surveyed.
2023
Training of road organisation specialists in the iRAP methodology with iRAP experts in Almaty and Astana.
2025
Certificate for the KazRAP S software product and a memorandum with KazAvtoZhol National Company JSC on implementing the KazRAP programme.
2025
Strategic meeting on road safety in Shymkent with iRAP experts.

Need a road assessment?

Describe the task - length, road type and the required output. We will prepare a proposal on timing and scope of work.

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