The CIHT’s Council and Boards have been established to deliver the object
of the Institution:
"to advance for the public benefit the science and art associated with highways and transportation in all their aspects; and to promote education, training, and research and development of the said science and art."
The main aims of the Council and Boards are to act as the decision making bodies for the CIHT and deliver the strategy, business plans and outputs on behalf of the membership.