On the occasion of World Safety Day, Lima Expresa raises awareness on responsible driving
- Lima Expresa participates to an awareness campaign with the National Police, the Municipality of El Agustino, the firefighters of El Agustino and road safety NGO Aviactran
- Building on VINCI Highways best safety practices, Lima Expresa has reduced serious accidents by 72% since 2016
To commemorate World Road Safety Day, Lima Expresa, subsidiary of VINCI Highways and concessionaire of the Vía de Evitamiento and the Línea Amarilla expressway, carried out a campaign with road safety NGO Aviactran, the Municipality of El Agustino, the firefighters of El Agustino and the National Police. The commemoration activity consisted of placing floral offerings on stars painted on the road, which represented the victims of accidents. Finally, each attendee released a white balloon in memory of the victims.
With this new awareness initiative, Lima Expresa strengthens its commitment to improve road safety in Lima. Since 2016 when it joined the VINCI Highways network, Lima Expresa has deployed an ambitious action plan in line with VINCI Highways operational standards that allowed to reduce serious accidents by 72%.
Among the actions carried out is the renovation and maintenance of the Vía Evitamiento with state-of-the-art asphalt and HIMA technology, which provides less vibration to the vehicle and extends the useful life of the roads. Recently, Lima Expresa also implemented an incident detection system with artificial intelligence. Also noteworthy is the training of operations and safety teams according to VINCI Highways best practices
“Every day, thousands of people travel on our roads and this commits us to innovate in our processes and actions to contribute to the reduction of accidents. Likewise, we work closely with authorities such as the Urban Transport Authority and the National Police of Peru to supervise public transport and bus drivers. Citizens must do their part; with these activations we encourage drivers and pedestrians to drive responsibly, comply with traffic regulations and pay attention to safety advice”, declared Raúl Díaz, CEO of Lima Expresa.
About LIMA EXPRESA
Lima Expresa, a subsidiary of VINCI Highways, is the operator of 16 kilometers of the Vía de Evitamiento, from the Javier Prado clover to the Habich oval, and 9 kilometers of the Yellow Line express road, located between the Huáscar Bridge and the border with the province of Callao on Avenida Morales Duárez. Committed to achieving the high standards of VINCI Highways in Peru, Lima Expresa became the first highway concession in the country to implement a fleet of electric vehicles, solar panels and protect Peru's Amazon forests. Lima Expresa has already reduced its CO2eq emissions (scopes 1 and 2) by 43.9% since 2018.
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