6.2 NR2040 Implementation Structure

6.2 NR2040 Implementation Structure

The NR2040 implementation structure consists of several portfolios under the four NIFTI Investment Priorities, plus a portfolio of non-infrastructure programmes. This assists in categorising TII expenditure against Government priorities.

The Decarbonisation Investment Priority is the National Roads network’s greatest challenge. The Investment Priority incorporates Integrated Mobility programme, including major projects such as core bus corridors, bus and passenger facilities, Park & Ride and Park & Share; as well as an Active Travel programme, which includes the National Cycle Network (NCN) and Electric Vehicle Charging infrastructure development.

The Protection and Renewal Investment Priority represents the largest area of expenditure on National Roads. It will continue to deliver Safety and Minor Works portfolios in addition to Network Resilience and Asset Management of infrastructure, including pavements; structures; motorways and tunnels; signs and lines; as well as Network Operations of motorways and tunnel operations; PPP; control centres and ITS; winter operations.

Movement of People and Goods in Urban Areas will include programmes and projects encompassing traffic and demand management measures; technology solutions; and infrastructure interventions in and around cities and towns.

The Enhanced Regional and Rural Connectivity Investment Priority focuses on enhancing Interurban Connectivity, Regional Connectivity and International Connectivity. Within this portfolio, there are sub-portfolios for National Primary and National Secondary Roads.

Finally, TII recognises necessary supporting activities for investment that will address the changes to processes, technologies, and organisational needs. It will respond to NIFTI’s request for long term planning and evolution of practices in the care and development of road infrastructure.

These include, for example:

»Customer engagement and understanding- developing and delivering practices and

processes to improve TII’s engagement with, and understanding of, all road customers; »Sustainability implementation plan- integrating sustainable practices and processes into

every aspect of National Roads development and management, and ensuring sustainability is the bedrock of all decision-making, as articulated in TII’s Sustainability Implementation Plan. The implementation plan requires new ways of thinking; reviewing all corporate policies, standards and specifications; engaging with the wider supply chain and construction industry; and extensive collaboration; »Innovation and continuous improvement- TII ‘s track record is one of continuous improvement,

for example effective implementation of the motorways programme and innovation; early adopters of free flow tolling – M50 and interoperable tolling. TII’s continuous improvement must be maintained in the new policy context of decarbonisation, multi-modality and technological change; »Digitalisation- including embedding a ‘digital-by-design’ philosophy, creating a digital twin

of National Roads assets, C-ITS integration, and delivery of digital platforms. Digitalisation will improve NR2040’s communication and interaction with stakeholders. It will involve changes to skills, resources, organisations and activities; »Monitoring and evaluation- of investment programmes and projects is a key requirement of

the Public Spending Code for capital and operating expenditure. NR2040 and its supporting environmental assessments provides the framework for monitoring and evaluation activity;