Business Plan 2011-12 Key Achievements
Business Plan 2011-12 Key Achievements
Our Business Plan for the year to 31 March 2012 committed Transport Scotland to delivering a number of key achievements as follows:
| Improved connections across Scotland and Internationally | |
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| Design and develop a replacement Forth Crossing | Achieved |
| Work with colleagues in Scottish Government and with Local Authority partners to improve the integration of transport and land use planning | Achieved |
| Following completion of the Strategic Transport Projects Review and its Strategic Environmental Assessment, develop a future programme of investment in key transport projects, road, rail and other public transport across Scotland to be delivered 2012-2022 | Achieved |
| Sponsor Network Rail's delivery of the Paisley Corridor Improvements works | Achieved |
| Deliver a new, electrified railway between Edinburgh and Glasgow linking Bathgate and Airdrie and allowing for direct rail services to run from Lanarkshire to Edinburgh and West Lothian to Glasgow | Achieved |
| Deliver a new interchange between the rail and tram networks providing connections to Edinburgh Airport and the West Edinburgh Development Area | Due to delays in the Edinburgh tram project this has not yet been delivered |
| Support the delivery of the Edinburgh Tram Project | Achieved |
| On the A90 continue to progress the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route and the dual carriageway from Balmedie to Tipperty | Construction has been delayed to both schemes due to the legal challenges that were submitted against the AWPR. |
| Continue construction of the railway to the Borders | Achieved |
| Enhance rail and road connections in the Highlands including key connections to Inverness and planning for the dualling of the A9 between Perth and Inverness | Achieved |
| Continue to develop and improve railway stations | Achieved |
| Complete the statutory procedures on a range of schemes and prepare them for implementation | Achieved |
| Progress the M8 Baillieston to Newhouse, M8 Associated Networks Improvements and M74 Raith Interchange | Achieved |
| Better journey times, better reliability | |
| Invest in the maintenance and improvement of the trunk road network, targeting improvements to reduce congestion and investing in new technology to improve journey reliability | Achieved |
| Complete construction of the Motorway Network | Achieved |
| Work with Network Rail and First ScotRail to reduce rail journey times and improve train service frequencies | Achieved |
| Take forward the Edinburgh-Glasgow Improvements Programme to enhance the rail network in the Central Belt | Achieved |
| Extend and enhance the systems underpinning Traffic Scotland and Traveline Scotland to improve the delivery of travel information and trunk road traffic control | Achieved |
| Take forward "smarter" integrated ticketing | Achieved |
| Greener transport alternatives reduced emissions | |
| Provide more sustainable public transport alternatives to the private car and maximise the use of the national concessionary travel schemes | Ongoing |
| Increase electrification of the rail network | Achieved |
| Improve rail journey times between our main cities | Achieved |
| Encourage the move of freight from roads and work in partnership to increase the efficiency and sustainability of freight movements through the supply chain | Achieved |
| Enhance the efficiency, effectiveness and environmental performance of rolling stock | Achieved |
| Lead the way in reducing emissions and adapting to climate change | Achieved |
| Increased safety, more innovation | |
| Continue to improve the safety of Scotland's road network by addressing road policy issues and delivery of the Strategic Road Safety Plan | Achieved |
| Introduce and develop innovative ways of improving the transport networks, for example overtaking lanes and flyover junctions | Achieved |
| Provide a range of safety enhancements on the A9 and on the A75 and A77 routes serving the key ferry terminals to Ireland | Achieved |
| Enable customers to use the latest smart technology in order to travel as seamlessly as possible by fitting all 6,100 buses in Scotland with new ticket machines | Achieved |
| Strive for excellence in everything we do | |
| Work closely with partners including all Scottish Local Authorities and Regional Transport Partnerships to deliver integrated transport solutions which support the local and national outcomes as set out in Single Outcome Agreements | Achieved |
| Work with UK Government and wider rail industry bodies to ensure efficient and affordable outcomes for Scotland for both devolved and reserved issues, including accessibility, European and safety policy | Achieved |
| Work with key stakeholders to deliver a Review of Roads Maintenance in Scotland that will focus on doing more with less to deliver efficiently managed roads for all | Achieved |
| Manage delivery of the National Transport Strategy | Achieved |
| Manage and monitor the delivery of transport services through appropriate contractual mechanism | Achieved |
| Ensure effective and appropriate sponsorship of British Waterways in Scotland | Achieved |
| Work with Network Rail to facilitate its delivery of operation, maintenance and renewal targets as determined and enforced by the Office of Rail Regulation | Achieved |
| Improve transport capacity and resilience | Achieved |
| Improve business processes | Achieved |
| Ensure that equalities and cultural issues underpin all of Transport Scotland's activities | Achieved |
| Develop and deliver a programme of Transport statistics collection, analysis and publication. | Achieved |
| Develop, manage and deliver the 2011-2014 Transport Social and Economic Research Programme. | Achieved |
| Deliver an evidence base to inform the development of effective Scottish transport policy. | Achieved |
| Deliver efficiency savings in line with Efficient Government targets | Achieved |