The European programmes aim to build upon and maximise benefit from existing assets, introduce new assets which provide long-term growth prospects and develop investments based around national and regional trends linked to the strengths of the programme areas.
The programmes will therefore support investment in key strategic road, rail and ICT infrastructure, which must demonstrate clear and sustainable economic benefits for the programme areas.
The programmes also seek to provide a significant step change in the quality of provision of sites and premises to support high growth high value added businesses.
