3.5 | Conclusion

3.5 | Conclusion

There are a range of challenges that threaten to undermine the transport sector’s ability to enable the NPF. These include striking the appropriate balance between new investments and protecting and renewing existing assets, decarbonising transport through increased sustainable mobility, supporting connectivity and accessibility in regional and rural areas, and safeguarding access to strategic links for people and goods. NIFTI guides project planning and decision-making to ensure that future investment in transport is tailored to meet these challenges and prioritises the most efficient and effective interventions to do so.

4 Investment Priorities

National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland | Investment Priorities

Investment Priorities

For future transport investment to support the delivery of the National Planning Framework and address the challenges we face, it will be necessary to give priority to certain types of investment over others. The NIFTI Investment Priorities identify the types of transport interventions that will be given precedence under the framework. These priorities are supplemented by Modal and Intervention Hierarchies, which will ensure that the most appropriate solution to a given problem or opportunity is deployed.