Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), established under the 2015 Roads Act, TII’s mission is to deliver transport infrastructure and services, which contribute to the quality of life for the people of Ireland and support the country's economic growth, and ensure an integrated approach to the future development of the national roads network and the development of light rail. In relation to the national road network, the first decade of the 21st Century witnessed the development of a modern and extensive road network in Ireland with the upgrade of the primary national network in Ireland – an engineering achievement that ranks with the great accomplishments of the past in Ireland, such as the development of the railway network, the development of the canal ways and the rural electrification of Ireland. This road upgrade programme, however, was no easy feat and it required billions of Euro in investment, tens of thousands of workers, innovative financing schemes and new technologies and the cooperation of many companies and organisations. During this programme, the NRA delivered many new toll roads on the network including “free-flow” tolling on the M50 Motorway and arrangements and systems to promote interoperable electronic tolling nationwide. This new infrastructure has helped to improve Ireland’s competitiveness on the world’s economic stage, and provided much safer and easier travel for the public.