The shortlists for this year's Highways Magazine Excellence Awards 2014  have  been confirmed by the judging panel.Winners will be revealed at a gala evening at the Lancaster London on Tuesday 21st October hosted by newsreader Mary Nightingale.The shortlisted companies are:Award for Best Use of New Technology in the Highways IndustryJacobs UK LtdUse of mobile phone data for M25, J30 scheme assessmentScotland TranServ & Fhoss TechnologyFhoss Powered Light Safety WearTransport for London (Asset Management Directorate)Pedestrian Countdown at Traffic Signals (PCaTS)CATSURVEYS Group LtdMobile Ground Penetrating Radar (MGPR)Most Innovative Highway Authority Project/Scheme of the YearNorth Somerset Council, Highways Agency, Costain Ltd and CH2M HillJunction 21 Combined ImprovementsDepartment for Regional Development (Northern Ireland)‘Belfast on the Move’ Traffic Management Master PlanNottinghamshire County Council, The ILC and Advanced LEDs LtdRetrofit LED Conversion SchemeConnect Plus, Connect Plus Services on behalf of the Highways AgencyMaurer Joint Replacement SchemeSite Safety Initiative AwardBalfour Beatty‘Zone In’ Plant Person Interface TrainingBAM Morgan Sindall M1 J39 – J42 Smart Motorway, Asset International, Chevron Traffic Management, Highway Resourse, Morelock Sign and WJ Roadmarkings10 Steps towards Zero ExposureBalfour Beatty Mott MacDonald on behalf of the Highways AgencyNear Miss Reporting AppA-one+ Integrated Highway ServicesCultural Behavioural Safety ProgrammeHighway Partnership AwardConnect Plus Services and the Prince’s TrustGet Into Highways Training ProgrammeLTS Infrastructure (Luton Traded Services, Luton Borough Council and VolkerHighways)LTS InfrastructureAggregate Industries UK Ltd, Kier, Surrey County Council and Marshall SurfacingProject Horizon PartnershipTransport for London, EM Highway Services Ltd, CVU, Conway Aecom and Ringway JacobsLondon Highways Alliance ContractsRoad Marking Project of the YearEast Ayrshire Council & Rennicks (UK) LtdA719, Innovative Use of Solar Active Road Stud TechnologyBellstan Limited, Ennis-Flint and City and County of SwanseaSwansea Boulevard – Dura Therm Pedestrian Crossing ProjectWJ Linkline Group Ltd, Costain, Carillion and the Highways AgencyM1 Junc 10-13 High Performance Marking ProjectIHE Team of the YearA-one+ Integrated Highway ServicesProgamme Delivery TeamEM Highway Services LtdCroydon Flood Response TeamCostainCostain Highways Improvement Team (HIT)Highway Industry Product of the YearConnect Plus on behalf of the Highways AgencyRapid Cure ConcreteHabanero, HMEP, Midlands Highway Alliance and URSHMEP LEAN Toolkit for Highway ServicesAggregate IndustriesNon Tipping TrucksAward for Environmental Sustainability in the Highways SectorRingway Infrastructure ServicesWet Waste Reception StationJacobs UK Ltd, Devon County Council and Travel DevonDevon Sustainable Travel PlanningWJ Linkline Group Ltd, Amey Highways and Derbyshire County CouncilWJ Hydroblast Ultra High Pressure Water SystemBEAR Scotland Limited and Jacobs UKM876 J1 Embankment RepairRoad Safety Scheme or Project of the YearJPCS & Warrington Borough Council20mph programme with a twist – an innovative partnership approachNottinghamshire County CouncilA614 Casualty Reduction SchemeWalsall Council with Rosehill HighwaysWalstead Road Local Safety SchemeCongestion Reduction Scheme of the Year  North Somerset Council, Highways Agency, CH2M HILL and Persimmon HomesM5 Junction 19 ImprovementsAecom, Doncaster MBC & SYPTEOptimisation of Traffic Signal Systems: A638 Bawtry Road, DoncasterMajor Project AwardCostain Carillion JV on behalf of the Highways AgencyM1 Junc 10-13 Improvement SchemePortsmouth City CouncilNorthern Road Bridge ReplacementPortsmouth City CouncilTipner Junction and Park & RideFor more details and to book your table click here