The judges have decided on the shortlists for the Highways Magazine Excellence Awards 2011.The shortlists are:Most Innovative Local Authority Project / Scheme of the YearLeicestershire County Council and TarmacNarborough Road South Environmental Improvement SchemeSomerset HighwaysSomerset Defect RepairsNorthamptonshire County Council and MGWSPNothamptonshire Highways MaintenanceHSOG Highway Worker (or Operative) & Site Safety Initiative AwardWorcestershire Highways and RingwayTwist & Go Initiative, ‘Stop & Go’ boardA-one+Intellicone Highway Partnership AwardStaffordshire County Council & Enterprise plcHighway Virtual Joint VentureNorthamptonshire County Council & MGWSPMGWSP Northamptonshire HighwaysGloucestershire HighwaysGloucestershire Highways Road Marking Project of the YearBalfour Beatty, Mott MacDonald & HAA38 Saltash Tunnel Road StudsClearview Traffic Group and Bellstan LtdAstucia Solarite ‘F’ Series Road StudsEnnis Prismo & Dbi PrismoA1777 Safety Improvement Scheme IHE Employer of the YearDetails to be announced on the Awards Ceremony and Gala Evening on October 12thHighways Industry Product of the YearA-one+GRP Sign MaterialBreedon Aggregates Ltd.Breedon Polymer Plus Award for Environmental Sustainability in the Highways SectorGloucestershire Highways/Gloucester County Council, Atkins, Tarmac National Contracting& Nynas UKTackling tar across GloucestershireBalfour Beatty major Civil Engineering, Highways Agency, URS Scott Wilson and JacobsA46 Newark to WidmerpoolNorthamptonshire County Council and MGWSPNorthamptonshire Highways Co2 Reduction InitiativesRoad Safety Scheme or Project of the YearRoad Safety Analysis LimitedSafer Rider CampaignSiemensSafeZoneWalsall CouncilJunction Safety on the Black Country Route Congestion Reduction Scheme of the YearURS Scott Wilson, Mott MacDonald, Highways Agency & CostainStepped Speed LimitsCentro, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, AECOM and JacobsRoute 87 – Bus Showcase & Red Route Strategic ImprovementsBalfour Beatty Mott MacDonald & Highways AgencyWorking Windows - Intelligent Occupancy Management Major Project AwardBirse Civils Ltd.A404(M) Western Region Railway Bridge ReplacementRingway, Solihul Metroplolitan Borough Council and WSPThe ANITA Scheme (Airport and NEC Integrated Transport Access)