Federal National Plans

The FederalNational Plans were a series of policy papers, published by Marissa Santini as President of the Government and her Council of State, in Nouvelle Alexandrie, between II.1730 AN and IV.1730 AN. They were the result of the budgetary decisions of the General Appropriations and Taxation Act, 1730, and the policy priorities as stipulated by the Government Delivery Plan. They included the:

• National Infrastructure Plan
• National Health Plan
• National Plan for the Police
• National Armed Forces Plan
• International Cooperation Plan

History

The results of the New Alexandrian general election of 1729 led to the Federal Consensus Party gaining a plurality of the vote. Together with United for Alvelo and the Democratic Socialist Party, they formed a minority government with the other parties giving confidence and supply. Marissa Santini announced three of the plans (Health, Police, and Rail) during the Throne Speech Debate. Much of the plans evolved from the New Consensus book published in 1714 AN, and from the 1729 Election Campaign.

The plans were devised by the respective Departments, with input from the Office of the President's Department of National Affairs. The DNA for this purpose designated specific Implementation Coordinators for the largest plans - Infrastructure, Healthcare, Police - to oversee the management and implementation of each plan through the Coordination Unit. The Department of Political Affairs also collaborated for purposes of macroeconomic analysis and management.

The National Rail Plan, finished as first, was eventually subsumed into the larger Infrastructure Plan, which also included policies on roads, airports, and waterways. The International Cooperation Plan was added to create a coordinated document for Raspur Pact and Micras Treaty Organization Expansion.

National Infrastructure Plan

The national infrastructure plan was devised by the Department of Civil Works and Transportation (Nouvelle Alexandrie), in collaboration with Nouvelle Alexandrie Railways, AirAlduria, and the Federal Highways Agency. It created an ambitious plan for high-capacity, efficient, and modern connections on road, rail, airport and water. It worked to respond to the growing population, growing urban sprawl, and evolving demands in infrastructure and transit needs.

Road, Bridges, and Major Projects

The Road and Highways Strategy build upon the successes of the Pan-Keltian Highway and Pan-Euran Highway, as well as the ongoing efforts of the Pan-Lyrican Highway. In total, it represents over €171 billion, across a total of seven other programs that were created, or expanded:

• the National Highways Program, worth 86 billion, is the federal funding program that supports and invests in highway construction, maintenance of highways, and improving safety and reliability of highway operations.
  • It included three major extension projects for the Pan-Keltian Highway (Boriquén and New Caputia) and Pan-Euran Highway, worth over €31.8 billion.
  • It included the National Highway Network Upgrade Plan, worth €18.1 billion, to upgrade highways across the nation, improving safety and reliability, reducing congestion and emissions, and creating new highway facilities; divided across three sub-programs:
    • The €8.7 billion Highway Charging Infrastructure Program;
    • The €6.2 billion Highway Noise & Emission Reduction Program; and
    • The €3.2 billion Highway Wildlife Crossing Program.
  • It included the National Highway Network Freight Highways Projects, worth €12 billion, funding Regions and local governments with competitive grants for multimodal freight and highway projects of national or regional significance to improve the safety, efficiency and reliability of the movement of freight and human capital in and across rural and urban areas.
  • It included the Regional Highway Construction and Rehabilitation Program, worth €15.4 billion, supporting Regions and local authorities with non-Federal highway construction, maintenance, and rehabilitation; including the construction of secondary and tertiary roads.
  • It included the National Highway Corridor Planning and Development Program, worth €2.5 billion, funding Regions and city planning organizations for coordinated planning, design, and construction of corridors of national significance, economic growth, and international or interregional trade; including highway facilities, interchanges, and bypasses.
  • It included the Intelligent Transportation Systems Deployment and Integration Program, worth €10.2 billion, funding ITS integration and interoperability in cities and rural areas; including real-time management systems and monitoring.
  • It included the National Highway Network MegaProjects, worth €8 billion, providing funding for large, complex highway projects that are difficult to fund by other means and likely to generate national or regional economic, mobility, or safety benefits; including rail-highway grade separation projects and intercity high-capacity highway projects.

• The Surface Transportation Grant Program, worth €54.2 billion, funds projects that promote flexibility in Regional and local transportation networks, including flexible funding for Regional and local transportation decisions based on regional and local needs.
  • It included the Roads, Bridges and Tunnels Program, worth €28.5 billion, providing funding to Regions and local authorities to invest in their regional non-Federal highways and roads, bridges, and tunnels infrastructure.
  • It included the Road Safety and Accidents Program, worth €6.5 billion, providing funding to Regions and local authorities to invest in road safety measures; including data collection and road maintenance.
  • It included the Urban Charging Infrastructure Program, worth €10.9 billion, providing funding to Regions and local authorities to establish EV charging infrastructure.
  • It included the Bicycle Transportation and Pedestrian Walkways Program, worth €8.3 program, providing funding for projects for the construction, expansion, and maintenance of pedestrian walkways and bicycle transportation facilities and for carrying out non-construction projects related to safe bicycle use.
• The Bridge Formula Program, worth €19.5 billion, is the federal funding program to support bridge replacement, rehabilitation, preservation, protection or construction projects on public roads.
  • It included the Highway Bridge Program, worth €11.2 billion, to  replace, rehabilitate, upgrade,and repair highway bridges, including funding for maintenance, anti-icing, and painting expenses.
  • It included the Off-System Bridge Program, worth €5.4 billion, to replace, rehabilitate, upgrade, and repair off-system bridges, including funding for maintenance, anti-icing, and painting expenses; meaning bridges by cities, counties, townships, or privately - those ineligible for Federal highway funding.
  • It included the Innovative Bridge Research and Development Program, worth €2.55 billion, providing grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts for Regions, local authorities, universities and colleges, private sector entities, and non-profit organizations for federal funding for bridge repair, rehabilitation, replacement, and new construction demonstrating the application of innovative design, materials, and construction methods.
• The Congestion and Air Quality Improvement Program, worth €9.7 billion, provides flexible funding for Regional and local governments for transportation projects and programs to reduce congestion and improve air quality, focusing on ozone, carbon monoxide, and particulate matter.
  • It included the Diesel and Alternative Fuel Program, worth €3.4 billion, providing funds to Regions and local authorities to reduce emissions by fossil fuel phaseout.
  • It included the Traffic Flow Improvement Program, worth €6.3 billion, provides funds to Regions and local authorities to improve traffic flow and shift travel demand.
• The National Culvert Program, worth €1.3 billion, provides funding for Regions and local governments to replace, remove, and repair culverts or weirs.
• The Transportation Technologies and Innovation Program, worth €800 million, provides grants to researchers to develop advanced transport technologies, as well as the deployment and operation of these systems.
• The Businesses and Enterprises Road Program, worth €250 million, assists small and medium businesses (SMEs) with capacity building and improving competitiveness for highway facilities and contracting.
• The Road Tax Evasion Program, worth €88 million, provides funding to Regions and local governments to support enforcement efforts and training, to reduce evasion on fuel duty and road tax.

Highway Construction Projects

The NHP includes three extension programs across Keltia and Alduria. This included:

1. The €10.5 billion Pan-Keltia Expansion Program - Boriquén, working from the Pan-Keltian Highway Expansion Act, 1726, will expand the Pan-Keltian Highway through the new C59 between Castellón, Hato Rey, and Puerto Carrillo. This covers over 140 km of new dual-lane carriageway, with new three-lane ring roads at Hato Rey and Castellón. It will also connect with the C6 at Puerto Carrillo.
2. The €14.6 billion Pan-Keltia Expansion Program - New Caputia, will expand the PKH through the new C76 between Ancash, Ravaillac, and Corcovado; and the new C67 between Junín, St. Melusine, and Corcovado. This covers over 160 km of new dual-lane carriageway, with new three-lane ring roads at Ravaillac, St. Melusine, and Corcovado.
3. The €6.7 billion Pan-Euran Extension Program, will expand the Pan-Euran Highway through the new C19 between Corrada del Río to Villalba, with more than 100 km of new dual-lane carriageway, with a new three-lane ring road at Siwa. It also covers new three-lane ring roads at Amapola and Villalba.

MegaProjects

The €8 billion of funding for complex and large projects, as provided for by the NHP, included:

1. The La Libertad Belt Bridge: a €2.2 billion project connecting the isles of Nuevo Corcovado and