The shortlist for this year’s Highways Magazine Excellence Awards has been announced today (4 September), ahead of the ceremony on 14 October.Winners will be revealed at a gala evening at the Lancaster London hosted by TV personality Gaby Roslin.Shortlist as follows:Most Innovative Highway Authority Project/Scheme of the Year Sponsored by: EM Highway Services (now part of Kier)A-one+ Integrated Highway Services & Highways EnglandArea 12 Biomass HarvestingLondon Borough of Waltham ForestMini-Holland in Waltham Forest - The Walthamstow Village TrialKier & Surrey County CouncilProject Safety Defect Site Safety Initiative AwardSponsored by: Imtech (Platinum)Aggregate Industries UK Ltd in collaboration with HW Martin & Balfour Beatty Mott MacDonaldDevelopment of the Area 4 Plant, Vehicle and Pedestrian Management PlanEuroviaConflict Resolution TrainingTRL, Highways England and the Road Workers’ Safety ForumEliminating road worker risks from crossing live carriageways Road Safety Scheme or Project of the YearSponsored by: Ennis FlintCity of London and J B Riney & Co LtdHolborn Circus Casualty Reduction SchemeCarnell Support Services LtdSMARTcamEM Highway Services Ltd (now part of the Kier Group)The A590/A5092 Junction Greenodd, South Cumbria Award for Environmental Sustainability in the Highways SectorSponsored by: Total BitumenA-one+ Integrated Highway Services & Highways EnglandArea 12 Managing Agent ContractHampshire County Council, Amey & Allasso RecyclingDeveloping the use of Hydraulically Bound Materials in HampshireNorthamptonshire HighwaysCycle Connect Road Marking Project of the YearSponsored by: RSMAQuality Marking Services LtdA50 DBFO Network Area 28 – QMS LifeLine™Transport ScotlandTemporary Road Marking on M74/M8 during the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow IHE Team of the Year Sponsored by: IHE & Stirling LloydA-one+ Integrated Highway ServicesA-one+ Ambassador GroupCofely, Volker Laser and North East Lincolnshire Council working in partnershipCofely, Volker Laser & North East Lincolnshire Council Highway Partnership AwardSponsored by: WJ Bristol City Council, Bristol Water, Wessex Water, Wales & West Utilities, Western Power Distribution & Virgin MediaBristol Code of Conduct for street works and roadworksAECOM Waterman & Midland Highways AllianceMHA Professional Services PartnershipSeven Dials Trust, London Borough of Camden, Westminster City Council, Corporation of London, Historic England (as English Heritage), Shaftesbury PLC & Mercers' Company.The Covent Garden Community Lighting PartnershipNorthamptonshire County Council and KierWSPNorthamptonshire Highways Highway Industry Product of the Year Sponsored by: Shell Bitumen (Platinum)TarmacUltilowNavtech Radar LtdClearWayA-one+ Integrated Highway Services, Area 14Ecolite-TH2 Highways Maintenance Efficiency AwardSponsored by: KierSupported by the Highways Maintenance Efficiency Programme (HMEP)Ringway Jacobs & Essex County CouncilEssex County Council Strategic Highways TransformationEM Highway Services (now part of the Kier Group)The 1000 Tonne ChallengeRingway Jacobs & Cheshire East HighwaysInvesting to Improve - Cheshire East Highways Major Project AwardSponsored by: TarmacArup, Transport Northern Ireland, Lagan Ferrovial Costain JV (LFC)A8 Belfast to Larne DuallingTransport for London & CostainHammersmith Flyover - Strengthening and RefurbishmentSkanska Balfour Beatty Joint VentureM25 LUS Award for the best use of new technology in the Highways IndustrySponsored by: Crown InternationalKaarbon Tech LtdGully SMART Project with Walsall Council & TarmacMobile Visual Information Systems (MVIS) Ltd and Highway Resource Solutions (HRS) Ltd in association with A-one+ Integrated Highway Services, BMJV, Costain & Chevron.Intelligent SafetyElgin, Cheshire East Council & Ringway JacobsTransforming Traffic Management at Cheshire East Council Judges Special Merit AwardSponsored by: MVISAwarded to any of the above shortlisted entries.To be announced on the night For more information and to book your table visit http://www.hmea.co.uk/reserve-your-table/