The Supporting One Another and Innovation Web events have revealed an exciting list of projects that have been put forward to take part in the final on the 23 June. The final shortlist event ‘Shaping the Future’ takes place on 18 June.

The CIHT Awards short list is being run through a series of digital events this year and the first two parts were held this week. The Supporting One Another and Innovation Web events have revealed an exciting list of projects that have been put forward to take part in the final on the 23 June. The final shortlist event ‘Shaping the Future’ takes place on 18 June.

CIHT Awards 2020 – enhanced content available

More details on all the shortlist are available here and contains resources including case studies, podcasts, analysis and video content

Shortlisted for 2020

Supporting One Another

These categories show how our sector is supporting those who work in highways & Transportation. Entries in these categories showcase best practice in managing relationships and keeping people, your employees or colleagues, motivated and engaged.

CIHT / Autodesk Collaboration Award

This award recognises those that have shown dedication to working in collaboration with other teams, organisations and/or sectors to deliver real solutions.

Shortlisted were:

• Eurovia Contracting and Kent County Council - Road Asset Renewal Contract 2018-2020
• Galliford Try and Leicestershire County Council - A46 Anstey Lane Widening Project
• HS2 - Delivering HS2 submission
• Kier Highways for their M23 J8-10 SMP - Collaborating for Our Customers with - Kier,
• Highways England, Gatwick Airport and Network Rail
• Ringway Infrastructure Services Limited - New Collaborative Contractual Arrangements for Gloucestershire Highways
• Transport Scotland - Scotland’s National Transport Strategy
• Transport for West Midlands - Regional Transport Coordination Centre

More details available here 

CIHT Team of the Year Award    

This award celebrates the achievements of teams working within organisations in the Highways and Transportation sector.

• Balfour Beatty Vinci Joint Venture - Team of the Year    
• Carnell Support Services Ltd - A585 Norcross Roundabout Improvement Scheme
• Connecting Leeds - Connecting Leeds
• Kier Highways - Our Combined Team, Delivering the M23 J8-10
• Network Rail - The Network Rail Research, Development & Innovation team
• Transport Scotland - Transport (Scotland) Bill

More details available here 

CIHT Employer of the Year Award

This award recognises employers that have made an outstanding effort in engaging with their employees.

Shortlisted were:

• Colas Ltd - Delivering Business Transformation Through Our People
• LUC
• WJ Group - A Caring Culture Conquers All

More details available here 

Innovation

This innovation theme is about how the technical and innovative projects that continue to push the boundaries of what the sector can do and deliver world leading innovation. In this category you will get inspiration about the latest and best use of technology in the highways sector.

CIHT / Fosroc Engineering Award

This award recognises exceptional engineering solutions in the highways and transportation sector that have delivered creative and resilient solutions.

• City of York Council - York Scarborough Bridge
• GRAHAM - Carpenters Land Bridge
• London Borough of Islington - Bunhill 2: Using waste heat for homes    
• Kier Highways - Bringing Modular Block Walls to the Strategic Road Network        
• Transport Scotland - Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/Balmedie to Tipperty (AWPR/B-T)

More details available here 

CIHT / Amey Innovation of the Year Award

This award recognises innovation in the industry, this could be in terms of research, technology, products, processes and services that have impacted the organisation, company or industry positively.

• Cardno Emerging Markets - Improvement of the Roads Maintenance System - Dar es Salaam
• City Science - Collaborative Traffic Signal Optimisation for New Mobility        
• Colas Ltd - The Exopush – A French Revolution In The UK!
• London Borough of Islington - Bunhill 2: Using waste heat for homes    
• Tarmac - Rubber Modified Asphalt
• WJ Group - Robotic age dawns for the road marking sector - WJ Robotic PreMarker    

More details available here 

CIHT International Project Award

This award recognises outstanding examples of highways and transportation infrastructure or services from outside the UK and Ireland.

• Cardno Emerging Markets - Research for Community Access Partnership (ReCAP)
• Colas Ltd - Constructing an International Airport to Secure Econmoic Future    
• Mott MacDonald - Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Program    
• Qatar Rail - Doha Metro    
• Wood - Diagnosing Vulnerability and Economic Resilience of Transport Systems, Infrastructure and Operations in the Western Balkans (DIVERSION)

More details available here 

CIHT / Kier Road Safety Award

The Road Safety Award, in memory of John Smart, recognises outstanding achievements which improve road user safety through excellent practice, design and technical application.

• Agilysis – RideFree
• Amey - Saving lives with a first time use of wrong way slip road warning system    
• Bam Nuttall Morgan SIndall JV - bmJV Pioneering CCTV Analytics in Roadworks to Improve Road User Safety    
• Chevron Traffic Management - Smart Sign - Remote Variable Speed Sign    
• Tarmac Trading Limited - Inflatable Barriers    

More details available here 

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