Professionals from the highways and transportation sector gathered last week for the ninth annual CIHT Awards at the Royal Courts of Justice in central London.

Almost 400 people attended the 2014 ceremony, enjoying drinks, networking and dinner before the main Awards presentation hosted by BBC business reporter and former winner of 'Young Engineer for Britain', Steph McGovern.

CIHT Chief Executive Sue Percy said: “The Awards recognise the remarkable achievements of those working in our industry and help to identify and promote good practice.

“The quality of the entries was extremely high and those who made the shortlist should be very proud of the high standard they achieved to reach that stage.”

Before dinner, CIHT President Sheila Holden presented the CIHT Institution Award to independent consultant Jim Barton for his significant work with Transport Scotland and the World Road Association. She also presented the Emerging Transportation Professional Award 2014 to Emily White of Jacobs for services to the Institution through the Thames & Chilterns Branch.

The 11 winners from the main Awards presentation are listed below:

CIHT/Lafarge Tarmac Health & Safety at Work Award
NO STRIKES IPV Awareness Training – A-one+ Integrated Highway Services

CIHT/Colas Technological Application Award
Advance Works Remediation at Catalyst Trade Park, Widnes, as part of the Mersey Gateway Project – Halton Borough Council, Ramboll UK and Celtic Technologies

CIHT/Ringway Innovation Award
Tame Valley Viaduct – Atkins

CIHT/Skanska Sustainability Award
Leicestershire ‘Choose How You Move’ – Personal Travel Planning – Leicestershire County Council Integrated Planning, URS Infrastructure and Environment UK

CIHT/Costain Effective Partnerships Award
Hedge to Hedge – Shropshire Council and Ringway Infrastructure Services

CIHT/EM Highway Services Streets Award
Van Gogh Walk – London Borough of Lambeth with FM Conway

CIHT John Smart Road Safety Award
Hazard Perception Testing in the GB Driving Theory Test – Transport Research Laboratory, Department for Transport, Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency, National Foundation for Educational Research and the University of Reading

CIHT/Gatwick Airport Major Projects Award
M62 J25 to J30 Smart Motorway – BAM Morgan Sindall and Atkins, working on behalf of the Highways Agency

CIHT/VINCI Concessions Highway Asset Management Award
Flood Prevention in the South West on the Highways Agency Area 1 Network through application of Asset Management principles – EM Highway Services

CIHT/Department for Transport Reducing Sign Clutter Award
Knowsley Street Lighting and Traffic Sign Replacement Programme – Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council and SSE Contracting

CIHT Employer Award for Excellence in Skills Development
Operational Training Academy – Skanska

(Photo: Scott Ramsey)

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