Industry leaders, Senior Civil Servants, representatives from Local Government and statutory bodies attended the prestigious Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT) Annual Awards. Taking place on Thursday June 13th 2019 at the De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms, London they highlighted best practice, professionalism and excellence across the industry.

Welcomed by Matthew Lugg OBE, CIHT President, 2018-2019 to the 14th Annual Awards Dinner, the audience of over 400 guests celebrated the achievements of private and public sector partners in delivering complex projects across 16 award categories against three key CIHT themes: People, Better Places and Our Profession. The evening recognised winning, highly commended and commended entries and acknowledged the high calibre of all 150 UK and international submissions.
Matthew Lugg, CIHT President said:
“Our awards recognise the remarkable achievement of those working in highways and transportation. It is evident that highways & transportation plays a central and vital role in supporting a prosperous, equitable and healthy society. We are seeing recognition from government around our call for more certainty around funding of transport projects and maintenance of our transport assets at the national and local level. CIHT will continue to push for real delivery on the infrastructure projects that have been planned.”

CIHT Creating Better Places Award

This award recognises outstanding street designs that improve the areas around them.

Aldgate Highway Changes and Public Realm Improvements Project, City of London Corporation – this included removing the unappealing Aldgate gyratory system, creating two new public spaces and improving cycling and pedestrian routes

Andrew Hugill, Director of Policy & Technical Affairs, CIHT said:

“The Aldgate Highway Changes and Public Realm Improvements Project has created a vast change on what was a challenging environment. By turning the road into a busy square, air pollution has been reduced to below legal limits for the first time since 2003.”

Additional winners were:

• CIHT Skills & Training Award - Winter Maintenance Driver Training Course, Ringway
• CIHT / Amey Asset Management Award - Enhanced Drainage Asset Management, Tarmac PLC & Kaarbon Technology Ltd
• CIHT Health & Wellbeing Award - Driver Focus Group, Mott MacDonald
• CIHT Creating Better Places Award - Aldgate Highway Changes and Public Realm Improvements Project, City of London Corporation  
• CIHT Diversity & Inclusion Award - Oldbury Viaduct Major Renewal Scheme, Bam Nuttall Morgan Sindall Joint Venture
• CIHT / Ringway Road Safety Award - Online Winter Driving Workshop, Transport for Buckinghamshire
• CIHT Major Projects Award - Belfast Rapid Transit - Glider Service, Department for Infrastructure and Amey
• CIHT International Projects Award - Ampang Light Rapid Transit Extension Project (AMG LEP), HSS Integrated Sdn Bhd
• CIHT / Causeway Transport Technology Award – Cadence, City Science
• CIHT Walking and Cycling Award - 3 tier assessments for roadworks, Transport for London
• CIHT Public Transport Award - Bus Services in New Residential Developments Guidance, Stagecoach UK Bus
• CIHT / PlanGrid Collaboration Award - ‘Evolution not Revolution’, SRN Alliance Area 3 & SRN Alliance Area 9
• CIHT Sustainability Award - Highways Habitat Connectivity in Devon and Cornwall, Kier Highways Ltd
• CIHT / WSP Planning for Transport Award - Francis Road, Waltham Forest, London Borough of Waltham Forest
• CIHT Team of the Year - Innovative Approach to Asset Delivery, East Midlands Asset Delivery  

More information on all the winning entries is available here on the CIHT website. For a full list of shortlisted entries, please see here.

Photos from the event are available via a gallery here or on request