Explore the people, projects and organisations recognised at the CIHT Awards 2026, and read the case studies behind this year’s winning entries.
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The CIHT Awards 2026 celebrate the people, projects and organisations delivering excellence across highways, transportation and infrastructure.
This year’s winners reflect the breadth of the profession, from individual leadership and professional achievement to projects advancing resilience, safety, sustainability, inclusion, digital transformation and collaboration.
Each award-winning entry offers a practical example of how the sector is responding to current and future challenges, delivering better outcomes for communities and setting standards that others can learn from.
Explore the winners below and follow the links to read their full case studies.
CIHT Chief Executive Sue Percy CBE said: “The CIHT Awards showcase the very best of our profession. This year’s winners demonstrate not only technical excellence but also a strong commitment to professionalism, collaboration and delivering positive outcomes for communities.
They represent outstanding examples of best practice across the sector, highlighting how innovation, leadership and evidence-led approaches are helping to address some of the most pressing challenges we face today. From resilience and decarbonisation to inclusion and digital transformation, these achievements set a benchmark for others to learn from and build upon.”
The 2026 winners showcase the innovation, expertise and impact being delivered across the highways and transportation sector. Each case study explores the approach, outcomes and lessons behind the winning entry.
This award recognises projects, schemes or strategies in the highways and transportation sector that have contributed to making infrastructure more resilient to extreme weather events and climate change. Read below how the City of London Corporation's Cool Streets and Greening Programme is transforming the City of London’s streets and public spaces to strengthen resilience against extreme weather and future climate impacts. With £7.8m invested across 50 projects, the programme delivers innovative climate adaptive interventions including rain gardens, climate-resilient tree planting, permeable paving, xeriscape planting and urban cooling routes.
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The Road Safety Award, in memory of John Smart, recognises outstanding achievements which improve road users' safety through excellent practice, design and technical application. Read below how the Integrated Transport Centre (ITC) launched a pioneering initiative that reduced delivery motorcycle severe crashes by 42% and fatalities by 53% per 10,000 Delivery Motorcycles within two years.
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This award recognises how outstanding design and implementation of schemes in towns, cities and rural areas improve the places around them for people and the environment. Read below how The Strand Harbour Public Realm project has redefined Torquay's waterfront, transforming a traffic-dominated corridor into a people-focused, vibrant, and inclusive public space.
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