The winners of the first ever virtual Highways Awards were revealed last Thursday (28 January).
You can watch the event on replay here.
Using the hashtag #HighwaysAwards20, viewers celebrated in style across the country, sending in pictures of everything from families gathered around laptops to watch the fun together, to virtual office parties and happy winners.
The event usually takes place at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London but was forced to go virtual to the Covid-19 pandemic. It was hosted by broadcaster Colin Murray and attracted around 500 streams.
The sponsors made pre-recorded messages to the industry, while some spoke to Mr Murray by live video link or in the TV studio.
The chosen charity for the event was mental health charity Mind.
Winners:
Apprentice of the Year Award: Sponsored by the Institute of Highway Engineers.
Winner: Aggregate Industries – Arti Limbachia
Highly Commended: Waterman Aspen Limited – Antony John Clewes
Highway Industry Product of the Year
Winner: HRS – Chevron Traffic Management – Smart Sign, innovative digital technology for smart motorway projects
Highly Commended: Solar Gates UK – INSTABOOM – Anti incursion barriers
Environmental Sustainability in the Highways Sector Award: Sponsored by Total
Winner: Skanska – Trumpington Park and Ride – Skanska on behalf of the Greater Cambridgeshire Partnership
Highly Commended: Connect Plus Services, Connect Plus, Skanska, Toppesfield, FM Conway & Atkins – State of the art thin surface course trials on the SRN containing 50% reclaimed asphalt
Road Enhancements and Marking Project of the Year Award: Sponsored by Highways Jobs
Winner: WJ Group, A14 Integrated Delivery Team & Highways England – A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme
Site Safety Initiative Award: Sponsored by Shell Bitumen
Winner: Kier Highways – INSTABOOM & INSTABOOM GS6 development on the M20 J3-5 SMP
Team of the Year Award: Sponsored by Highways Magazine
Winner: Tarmac Trading Limited – Silverstone Circuit Resurfacing
Highly Commended: Balfour Beatty VINCI – M6 junction 2-4 SMP
Award for the Best Use of New Technology in the Highways Industry: Sponsored by Clearview Intelligence
Winner: Sweco/Ayrshire Roads Alliance/Sustrans – Loans to Troon Active Travel Corridor
Highly Commended: Highways England – Technical Standards Enterprise System
Most Innovative Highway Authority Scheme of the Year Award: Sponored by Transport Network
Winner: Somerset County Council, AECOM, Whitemountain – Colley Lane Southern Access Road
Highways Maintenance Efficiency Award: Sponsored by Highway Care
Winner: Balfour Beatty Plant and Fleet Services in Partnership with Connect Plus Services – Vacuum Litter Picker
Highly Commended: Ringway and Highways England – A Collaborative Journey to Service Efficiency
Road Safety Scheme of the Year Award: Sponsored by Cold Comfort
Winner: The Metropolitan Police and Transport for London – Casualty Reduction on the A10
Highways Partnership Award: Sponsored by WJ
Winner: BEAR Scotland and Scotland’s Bravest Manufacturing Company – Supporting Scotland’s Armed Forces Veterans
Highly Commended: Leicestershire County Council and Morgan Sindall – partnership on the Midlands Highways Alliance framework
Major Project Award: Sponsored by Road Expo Scotland
Winner: Highways England and the A14 Integrated Delivery Team – A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme – Much more than a road!
Highly Commended: Ringway Jacobs, Transport for London – Highbury Corner
Highly Commended: London Borough of Waltham Forest – Whipps Cross Interchange
Mental Health and Well-Being in the Highways Sector Award: Sponsored by Mind
Winner: Highway Traffic Management – Talk More
Winter Maintenance Award Sponsored by NWSRG
Grayson H & E Services and Sefton MBC – A new dedicated Winter Maintenance Depot in Sefton
Judges’ Special Merit Award: Sponsored by SRL
Winner: Highways England and the A14 Integrated Delivery Team.
Lifetime Achievment Award: Sponsored by Kier
Winner: Bill Smith