Last Updated on October 25, 2024, 5:00 AM AST by Anthony Morris
Basseterre, St Kitts: The Government of St Kitts and Nevis has launched comprehensive Sustainable Road Safety Project (SRSP) to enhance the road safety and to mitigate the traffic accidents and fatalities.
The Interministerial Project Steering Company, led by the Attorney General Garth Wilkin hosted the inaugural meeting for this project on Wednesday, October 23, 2024.
Significantly, the committee includes key shareholders including the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Traffic Lights Expert from the Public Works Department, and the Chair of the Traffic Safety and Public Driver Board.
The inaugural meeting focused on the project’s urgent plans such as analysing comprehensive traffic data, addressing urgent road safety concerns, and scheduling consultations for the public.
Notably, this project will be executed in two phases in which the first phase will focus on the island of St Kitts Road advancements and the second phase will focus on Nevis.
The Sustainable Road Safety Project will be led with a policy plan that will focus on addressing the road safety. The project’s primary objective is to achieve zero traffic accidents and fatalities by the year of 2030. Another aim is to encourage the nation that road safety is predominant and that the traffic laws are of utmost importance and should be followed.
Attorney General Garth Wilkin, Chair of the SRSP Committee stated that public consultation is key point of this road safety project.
The Government has extended the invitation to all the citizens to share their road safety concerns and recommendations through email at roadsafety@gov.kn. This initiative will help the voices of the community to be heard and making sure that they have a significant role in the policy-making process.
Additionally, the Sustainable Road Safety Project is a notable step towards making the St Kitts and Nevis safer for everyone and will aim at achieving four Sustainable Development Goals in which AI and Technology will feature prominently.
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