World Bank Group hosted Global Road Safety Facility (GRSF) and the United Nations Road Safety Fund (UNRSF) will jointly support a comprehensive evaluation of the first global deployment of the Ten Step Plan for Safer Road Infrastructure in Tanzania, with a focus on active World Bank-funded projects.

The initiative aims to reduce road traffic deaths and serious injuries by improving road safety engineering, generating knowledge, and boosting the capacity of key stakeholders. The project will also use applied research to recommend enhancements to the Ten Steps approach, and potential applications for existing and future development activities by the World Bank, other MDBs and bilateral agencies.

Tanzania will be the first country to use the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration (UNRSC) Ten Steps approach – a comprehensive solution that aims to build institutional capacity and regulatory framework to support UN Targets 3 and 4 in relation to Safer Road Infrastructure. The approach includes specific objectives to deliver systematic improvements to national road safety policies, national road design standards, and training and accreditation at the national level. Additionally, with the implementation of the Ten Steps approach, the initiative will work to embed road safety skills as part of the Regional Centre of Excellence for Road Safety being created with support from the African Development Bank.

The jointly-funded initiative by the GRSF and the UNRSF will work closely with the World Bank and the Government of Tanzania through TANROADS and TARURA, as well as the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), International Road Federation (IRF), World Road Association (PIARC), International Road Assessment Program (iRAP), research institutions, NGOs and industry stakeholders. The initiative will support the broad sharing of information to ensure that the benefits of the Ten Step Plan evaluation are effectively communicated, and successes inform future activities.