a low carbon transport system, including through skills development Major Projects Responsible for design, development, procurement and construction of major trunk road improvement projects across Scotland: leading and advising on procurement and contract management matters for Transport Scotland contributing to the ambition to become a Centre of Excellence for the delivery of major projects Rail Responsible for Scotland's rail policy and delivery, including: managing the ScotRail and Caledonian Sleeper rail franchises developing rail policy and strategic planning, also aligning it with wider social and economic policy delivering major projects alongside industry partners promoting and investing in the development of sustainable rail freight managing economic regulation of the railways, and monitoring and advising on the affordability of the rail programme Roads Responsible for: the safe operation and maintenance of the Scottish Trunk Road Network road policy road safety, including oversight of progress towards national casualty reduction targets intelligent transport systems and lighting resilience, winter maintenance and transport planning of major events road and bridge design standards air quality and the environment, including climate change adaptation and asset management Strategy & Analysis Responsible for transport strategy and integration, transport futures, transport analysis and strategic transport planning, including: developing the successor national transport strategy and setting transport investment priorities to support Scotland's economic strategy analytical research and evaluation transport appraisal and modelling transport and land use planning publishing national transport statistics to support evidence based policy the Transport (Scotland) Bill transport preparation for EU Exit climate change policy and transport's contribution to the Scottish Government Climate Change plan (updated in December 2020). transport policy integration transport futures transport governance including sponsorship of Regional Transport Partnerships, the Scottish Roadworks Commissioner, and transport components of city and regional growth deals. Current strategic documents A second National Transport Strategy for Scotland was published in February 2020. The vision for the next 20 years is underpinned by four priorities: reducing inequalities, taking climate action, helping deliver inclusive economic growth and improving health and well-being. There are three associated outcomes for each priority. Traffic Scotland Through the Traffic Scotland service, Transport Scotland provides a public service that aims to deliver safe and reliable trunk roads. The focus of Traffic Scotland is to minimize the effects of congestion, breakdowns and unforeseen events on the trunk road network. The Traffic Scotland service delivers traveller information for the Scottish Trunk Road network through a process called 'monitor, control and inform'. Monitor: