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Background
The Government's White Paper, "A New Deal for Transport: Better for Everyone" recognised that traffic growth lies at the heart of the national traffic debate and that building new roads alone will not solve the problem of congestion.
The White Paper and the associated Roads Review, "A New Deal for Trunk Roads in England", changed the role of the Agency from one of a road builder and maintainer to that of a Network Operator and provided us with a new strategic aim:
"to contribute to sustainable development by maintaining, operating and improving the trunk road network in support of the Government's integrated transport and land use policies".
Ministers have identified Investment Areas, Investment Criteria and Key Objectives for the Agency in its management of England's core network of trunk roads, including motorways.
Three Investment Areas
- Maintain
- Operate
- Improve
Five Investment Criteria
- Safety
- Environment
- Economy
- Accessibility
- Integration
Eight Key Objectives
- Giving priority to maintenance whilst minimising whole life costs
- Developing the network operator role
- Reducing congestion and increasing journey time reliability
- Carrying out the targeted investment programme
- Minimising the environmental impact of the trunk road network
- Improving safety for all road users
- Working in partnership and promoting choice and information for travellers
- Being a good employer
