31 August 2017

Highways Awards

The shortlist for this year’s Highways Awards (formerly Highways Magazine Excellence Awards) has been announced, ahead of the ceremony on Wednesday 18 October.

Winners will be revealed at a gala evening at the Lancaster London hosted by peripatetic presenter of ITV’s recent Britain’s Best Walks and Best Walks with a View travelogues, Julia Bradbury.

The shortlist is as follows:

Most Innovative Highway Authority Scheme of the Year

Sponsored by Tripod Crest

Kier

M6 North East Spur & Rushall Canal Bridges Re-waterproofing Scheme

London Borough of Waltham Forest

Enjoy Waltham Forest

Kier Services

S-Skills

Bristol City Council and Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Ltd

South Bristol Link

Site Safety Initiative Award

Platinum sponsorship Dynniq

Tarmac

Tarmac’s 5+2 People and Plant Segregation

Balfour Beatty VINCI

(A)live on Site – An Original Safety Awareness Training

Jackson Civil Engineering

Hazard Awareness Videos

WJ Group

WJ Guardian Road Stud Installation System

Road Safety Scheme of the Year

Sponsored by Keysoft Solutions

Scotland TranServ

Annual Moving Cursor Programme

KierWSP

CarKraft Driver Improvement Scheme

Award for Environmental Sustainability in the Highways Sector

Platinum sponsorship Total Bitumen

Amey

Stafford Western Access Route – Flood Compensation Works

Morgan Sindall

A1L2B

R&W Civil Engineering

The R&W Way

IKO

IKO Permatrack and the Carbon Offsetting Project

GRAHAM Construction

Metrobus Contract D

Road Marking Project of the Year

Sponsored by RSMA

WJ Group, Kier & Highways England

M55/M6 High Specification Road Marking Upgrade

Amey & Transport Scotland

Solar Stud Programme

Lancashire County Council

Bank Bridge

Major Project Award

Sponsored by Tarmac

Balfour Beatty VINCI

M5 Junctions 4a to 6 – Smart Motorway Programme

Aggregate Industries UK Ltd and Costain Ltd

A556 Knutsford to Bowdon Environmental Improvement

Morgan Sindall

A1L2B (Robotic Construction)

Skanska

M1 Junction 19

Highway Industry Product of the Year

Platinum sponsorship Shell Bitumen

Carillion, Kier, Jacobs, WSP Brinckerhoff & Highways England

Cathodic Protection

Tensar

Spectra Pavement Optimisation System

A-one, Tarmac & Highways England

Ultigrip

Team of the Year

Platinum sponsorship MWay Comms

Kier

Suffolk Highways Surface Dressing Delivery Team

A-one+

One Team Approach

A14 Integrated Delivery Team

Procurement & Supply Chain Team

Kier

A38 Gravelly Hill Collaborative Delivery Team

Highway Partnership Award

Sponsored by WJ

Dorset County Council & Hanson UK

The Dorset Highways Strategic Partnership

West Sussex County Council & Balfour Beatty

Future West Sussex Plan

Suffolk County Council & Kier

Highway Services Contracts

Essex County Council & Ringway Jacobs

Essex Highways

Highways Maintenance Efficiency Award

Sponsored by Kier

West Sussex County Council & Balfour Beatty

West Sussex Highways

A-one+ & Highways England

Area 12 ASC Programme Delivery

Galliford Try

Urban Vision

Thurrock Council

Street Light Replacement

Award for the Best Use of New Technology in the Highways Industry

Platinum sponsorship MVIS

Gaist

Pothole-Spotter

Crown Highways

Fit2Go TPMS Systems

Tarmac

Morpeth Northern Bypass

Transport for London & Deloitte Digital

RODAT

Elgin & TomTom

Pro Real-Time Traffic

Apprentice of the Year

Sponsored by the IHE’s National Highway Engineering Academy

Tarmac Richard Denman

Amey – Bradley Richardson

Lancashire County Council – Cameron Newsham

Judges Special Merit Award

Sponsored by: Archway Products Awarded to any of the above shortlisted entries.

To be announced on the night

The Official Charity Partner for the Highways Awards gala evening will be the Lighthouse Club.

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