The Institute's projects

2020 - 2021Road assessment

Implementation of the iRAP international road safety assessment system in Kazakhstan

A project to implement the iRAP methodology in Kazakhstan. The network was surveyed with a specially equipped vehicle and road attributes were coded every 100 metres; based on the coding, sections are given a Star Rating and an investment plan is prepared.

Client

Committee for Roads of the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development

Funding

World Bank loan, "East - West" road development project

Contractors

SweRoad (Sweden) jointly with KazSRIRS

Survey participants

National Center for Road Asset Quality, KazdorNII JSC

Scope

The project provides for the assessment of 5,100 km of national roads and 1,100 km of urban roads. By November 2020, 5,000 km of national roads had been surveyed; in August 2020 the assessment of the first 100 km of Almaty streets began

Role of the Institute

SweRoad's partner in implementing the methodology and training national specialists

Sources:News, 5 August 2020News, 26 August 2020News, 5 November 2020

2023Training

Kazakhstan: strategic risk assessment on the strategic road network

Under the project, specialists from road organisations were trained to implement the iRAP methodology in five modules, from on-site road inspection to analysis of results. The Institute held a separate seminar for heads of government agencies.

When and where

22-26 May 2023, Almaty and Astana

Experts

Luke Rogers (Australia) and Jigesh Bhavsar (India), iRAP

Participants

Committee for Roads of the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development, KazAvtoZhol National Company JSC, National Center for Road Asset Quality, L. Goncharov Kazakh Automobile and Road Institute (KazADI)

Programme

On-site road inspection of the Otar - Uzynagash section, road attribute coding, Star Rating assignment, analysis of results

Follow-up

26 May 2023 - iRAP seminar for senior officials of government agencies; 6 September 2023 - presentation "Strategic Risk Assessment on the Strategic Road Network" at the UN ESCAP national seminar in Astana

Sources:News, 8 June 2023News, 8 June 2023News, 6 September 2023

2024Standards

Departmental standard "Road Safety Procedures"

A draft departmental standard "Road Safety Procedures" is being developed on assignment from the Committee for Roads of the Ministry of Transport. The Institute takes part in the work, including the exchange of experience with Swedish specialists.

Client

Committee for Roads of the Ministry of Transport

Partners

Swedish Transport Administration, Vision Zero Academy

Stage

13 March 2024 - road safety workshop: safety management, the work of law enforcement agencies, safe infrastructure design

Sources:News, 13 March 2024

2025KazRAP programme

The KazRAP programme and KazRAP S software

The Institute's own programme for assessing the safety of Kazakhstan's roads. In 2025 the Institute registered the KazRAP S software product and signed an updated memorandum with KazAvtoZhol National Company JSC on implementing the programme on national roads.

Software product

"KazRAP S" for comprehensive study of road condition and road safety. Certificate No. 55756 of 13 March 2025

Authors

A. Baibatyrov, A. Massanov, G. Bersugurova, A. Issagulova

Partner

KazAvtoZhol National Company JSC, memorandum of 30 April 2025

Content of the memorandum

Strategy for implementing the KazRAP programme, priority measures on national roads, adaptation of the iRAP methodology through the KazRAP digital platform

Sources:News, 5 May 2025KazRAP S certificate

2025Cities

Shymkent: strategic road safety meeting with iRAP experts

The meeting was held as part of the development of the Road Safety Strategy of the Republic of Kazakhstan. At a round table with the local authorities, police and transport services, participants identified priority steps to reduce crashes on the city's roads.

Organisers

Shymkent City Department of Passenger Transport and Roads, and KazSRIRS

Experts

Luke Rogers and Julio Urzua, iRAP

Topics

Road assessment and rating using the iRAP methodology, inspection and audit of projects, risk mapping and crash cluster analysis, investment plan, the Vision Zero approach, safety assessment of routes to school

Sources:News, 23 June 2025

2020 - 2026Audit

Road Safety Audits

Since 2020 the Institute's specialists have carried out 11 Road Safety Audits, reviewing design solutions and existing road sections. The list of sites is published subject to agreement with clients.

By year

2020 - 4, 2022 - 1, 2023 - 2, 2024 - 1, 2025 - 1, 2026 - 2