So far for 2022, there have been an average of four traffic fatalities per month. It's a high number - but still lower than it was about 15 years ago. That's the difference that the road safety project has made by upgrading road signage and surfaces.
And today, "Chief executive officers from the ministries of Economic Development; Transport; Education; Health & Wellness, Infrastructure Development and Housing; Finance; and National Security, along with a representative from the Belizean Youth for Road Safety, signed a proclamation pledging support for the United Nations' Decade of Action to reduce serious road traffic crashes and serious injuries on the highways by 50% by the year 2030."
CEO for the Ministry of Economic Development Osmond Martinez underscored the far reaching importance of road safety air a ceremony today:
With loan funding received from the Caribbean Development Bank, Belize is executing its Second Road Safety Project.
