Highways magazine is excited to unveil the finalists of the 21st Highways Awards, taking place at the Park Plaza, Westminster Bridge, London on 24 September 2024.
For a generation, these awards have been the most prestigious night in the highway industry’s calendar, celebrating the great and good, the individuals, teams, products and projects that have kept us moving forward.
Table booking is now open, so please join us to celebrate these fantastic finalists and the work of this incredible sector.
Active Travel Scheme of the Year
Sponsored by Waterman Aspen
Finalists:
- Tarmac Trading Ltd and Crown Highways Ltd, Willenhall Greenway
- Dorset Council, South east Dorset – TCF Programme - Dorset Council
- Lambeth Council, The Railton Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) Phase 2
- Marlborough Highways, Ridley Road Market Improvements Scheme
- Winvic Construction Ltd, A16/Marsh Lane, Boston – Roundabout and Active Travel Levelling Up Funded Scheme
Apprentice of the Year Award
Sponsored by The IHE
Finalists:
- Balfour Beatty Living Places, Ellie Wilds
- Consilium Technical Services, Edward Arnold
- Dorset Council, Haydn Price
- Marlborough Highways, Poppy Kennedy
- Milestone Infrastructure, Euan Coard
- Portsmouth City Council, George Buchanan
- WSP, Oliver Sargent
Best Use of New Technology Award
Sponsored by Re-flow
Finalists:
- AtkinsRéalis, The Insights Engine
- WJ Group, The WJ Autonomous PreMarker
- UK Power Networks, 1Streetworks Pilot
- Lattice Build Technology, ULEZ Expansion Scheme
- Transport for London, Bus Priority Beaming
- Highway Care in partnership with National Highways, Kier Transportation and Versilis, Enhancing the safety, efficiency and flexibility of highway maintenance with the SwiftGate Automated Taper System
Environmental Sustainability Award
Finalists:
- Plymouth Highways, Central Park SuDS Project
- Balfour Beatty AtkinsRéalis, M25 junction 10/A3 Wisley interchange improvement
- GW Highways, Carbon Neutral Now
- Westminster City Council, Elmfield Way
- Tarmac Trading Limited, A12 Concrete Recycling to Make CBGM Material
- Milestone Infrastructure, Fisherton Street, Salisbury
- Stabilised Pavements Ltd, Deep In Situ Foam Mix provides Carbon Reduction for Oxfordshire Village
Health, Wellbeing and Inclusion Award
Sponsored by Highway Care
Finalists:
- Colas Ltd, Period Dignity: Ending the Stigma
- National Highways, National Highways Roads for All Forum
- Multevo Ltd, Supporting Employee Wellbeing - Multevo Employee Wellbeing App
- CR Civil Engineering Ltd, The CR Civils 5B Project - 24 hours being homeless
- Ringway Jacobs / Cheshire East Highways, Promoting Culture Change through Health, Wellbeing and Inclusion Innitiatives
- Milestone Infrastructure, Health, Safety and Wellbeing at Milestone
Highway Partnership Award
Sponsored by WJ
Finalists:
- National Highways, A417 Missing Link
- Local Council Roads Innovation Group CIC (LCRIG), Highway Maintenance Academy
- Milestone Infrastructure, The Oxfordshire Local SME Development Partnership
- Amey and DfI (NI), Roads Partnership Contract
- Heidelberg Materials UK / Sir Robert McAlpine / Autolink Concessionaires (A19) Ltd , A19 Design, Build, Finance, Operate (DBFO)
- AtkinsRealis, Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire
- Southwark Council Highways Professional Services - Southwark Council, Metis Consultants, Norman Rourke Pryme.
Major project Award
Sponsored by Norse Group
Finalists:
- AtkinsRéalis and Balfour Beatty, M25 Junction 10 / A3 Wisley Interchange Scheme
- A585 Integrated Project Team, A585 Windy Harbour to Skippool
- Norfolk County Council, Herring Bridge (Great Yarmouth Third River Crossing)
- Dorset Council, Gillingham Principal Street
- Winvic Construction Ltd, SEGRO Logistics Park, Northampton - Roade Bypass
- Amey, Wakefield Street Lighting LED Upgrade Project
Michael Conway MBE Community Leaders Award
Sponsored by FM Conway
Finalists:
- The Institute of Highway Engineers, Richard Hayes
- Stabilised Pavements Limited, Gerry Howe
- Marlborough Highways, Nick Reading
Product of the Year Award
Sponsored by GW Highways
Finalists:
- 1Spatial (1Streetworks), 1Streetworks pilot UK Power Networks
- Econ Engineering Ltd, The Econ E-QCB
- Hill and Smith Infrastructure Ltd, M42 J4-J5 DHS Enhancement scheme.
- Aggregate Industries UK Ltd , Foamix ECO™ the first carbon-neutral material available for UK pavement construction.
- PF Cusack (Tool Supplies) Ltd, Highway Sign
- Highway Care in partnership with National Highways, Kier Transportation and Versilis, SwiftGate Automated Taper System
Road Safety Scheme of the Year
Sponsored by Road Expo Scotland
Finalists:
- Metropolitan Police - Commercial Vehicle Unit - Inspector Rik Wenham, Transport Professionals - Toolbox Talk
- Westcotec Ltd, Collision avoidance system, Durham
- Northamptonshire Safer Roads Alliance (NSRA), Kier, My Pink Trainers
- Jacobs, A21 Safety Package
- Amey, A78 Pennyburn Roundabout – Eglinton Interchange Speed Class Scheme
- WJ Group, The A189 Blyth Spine Road
Steve Berry Highways Authority Innovation Award
Finalists:
- Metropolitan Police Service - Commercial Vehicle Unit, Transport professionals, Toolbox Talk
- National Highways (Asset Owner), Connect Plus & Connect Plus Services (Operator), Octavius Infrastructure (Contractor), AtkinsRealis (Designer) , M25 J3 Swanley CFRP Bridge Strenghtening
- Transport for London, A Three-Tiered Approach for Inclusivity and Innovation
- National Highways, Customer Focused Digital Diversion Route on road trial on the A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet scheme
- Milestone Infrastructure - Suffolk Highways, Introducing innovation on the new Suffolk Highways Contract
- Ringway Jacobs / Cheshire East Highways, Flag Lane Link Scheme, Crewe
Team of the Year Award
Sponsored by Associated Asphalt Contracting
Finalists:
- Multevo Ltd, Client Support Function Team - Revolutionising Highway Maintenance in Shropshire
- National Highways, Regional Investment Programme (South West)
- Westminster City Council, Kings Coronation
- Metropolitan Police , Commercial Vehicle Unit
- WSP, Liveable Places Parking and Traffic Order Team
- National Highways, AECOM and Partners (Arcardis IBI, Arup, NatCen, Hyperion, Leeds ITS and SUSTRANS); National Highways Monitoring and Evaluation Technical Partnership
The Digital Transformation Award
Finalists:
- Transport Scotland, The Asset Management Performance System (AMPS)
- National Highways, Diversion Routes for Unplanned Events (DRUE) with Dynamic Traffic Signal Setting (Strategies) a RIS 2 Project - "The Diversion Route Project"
- Kiely Group, Kiely Group Implement Field Management Software
- SNAP, SNAP Account
- FYLD, FYLD, Colas & National Highways - Artificial Intelligence-Powered Workflow
- Lattice Build Technology, ULEZ Expansion Scheme
The Line Marking and Street Design Award
Sponsored by the RSMA
Finalists:
- Project Centre, Prince Regent Lane bus priority scheme
- Marlborough Highways , Ridley Road Market Improvements Scheme
- Meon Ltd, Devon County Council Cold-Applied Road Marking with The RoadLiner 570
Worker and Site Safety Initiative Award
Sponsored by Traffex
Finalists:
- Highway Care in partnership with National Highways, Kier Transportation and Versilis, Enhancing road worker and site safety through automation and innovation with SwiftGate
- Highway Traffic Management, HTM's Development Programme
- Huyton Asphalt & HA Civils, Harm Avoidance
Special Merit Award
Every finalist is on the shortlist for the Judges’ Special Merit Award. The winner will be announced on the night.
Lifetime Achievement Award
Sponsored by Kier
There is no shortlist for the Lifetime Achievement Award. The recipient will be announced on the night.
