Celebrating Highways Awards Finalists 2026
Highways Magazine is proud to announce the finalists for the highly anticipated Highways Awards 2026, celebrating the teams, organisations and collaborations making a real difference across the UK’s highways sector. The full list of finalists is now live - a huge congratulations to everyone who made it through in such an exceptionally competitive year!
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Active Travel Scheme of the Year
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Finalists
M Group Ltd, Thorpe Wood Cycleway
Project Centre, Transforming Deptford Church Street: A Safer, Connected Active Travel Corridor
London Borough of Newham, Royal Docks Corridor Project
Norfolk County Council, Transforming Heartsease Roundabout
Angus Council, Arbroath - A Place For Everyone
Apprentice of the Year
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Finalists
Harry Goodwin, Amey
Jack Showghian, Balfour Beatty
Bailey Colman, Ringway Jacobs / Cheshire East Highways
Chloe Lyons, Ringway Jacobs/Cheshire East Highways
Anthony Thomson, Project Centre
Irfan Uddin, London Borough of Islington / Citisense
Liam Simpson, Waterman Aspen
Harry Colleran, Huyton Asphalt
Natasha Malloy, Heidelberg Materials UK
Mia Wright, Jacobs
Samuel Leighton, FM Conway
Jordan James, M Group
Best Use of New Technology Award
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Finalists
East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Raich Carter Way – DDN-Enabled Low-Carbon Smart Lighting Scheme, East Riding of Yorkshire
AeroTruss, Menai Suspension Bridge
BUKO Traffic & Safety, BUKO Digital
Tees Valley Combined Authority , Tees Valley / Yunex FUSION – Region-Wide Adaptive Traffic Signal Optimisation
AmcoGiffen, Industry First PPI App - Eliminating People, Plant Interface Risk
Core Highways, Integrated Traffic Modelling and Dynamic Diversion Technology on the A382
Bridge Project of the Year
Finalists
Winvic Construction Ltd, Orwell Bridge, Ipswich - National Highways Scheme Delivery Framework
AtkinsRéalis, North Bridge Refurbishment (Edinburgh, UK)
Tarmac Kier Joint Venture (TKJV), Transport for London's Lambeth Bridge
GRAHAM, Renfrew Bridge - Clyde Waterfront and Renfrew Riverside
AtkinsRéalis, Haverfordwest Footbridge
Digital Transformation and AI Award
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Finalists
Ringway Jacobs/Cheshire East Highways, Smart Roads, Safer Networks: Transforming Highways with AI Video Intelligence
AmcoGiffen, Industry First AI Solution to Eliminate People Plant Interface Risk
Tees Valley Combined Authority, Tees Valley/Aimsun - Region-Wide Automated Traffic Digital Twin
Core Highways, Transforming Traffic Management Through Digital Modelling and Real-Time Data on The A382
Jean Lefebvre UK Ltd, Maince Works
Health, Wellbeing and Inclusion Award
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Finalists
AMEY TI, Unlocking Future Connections
Hounslow Highways, Health, Wellbeing and Inclusion Award
M Group Transport, Youth Justice Service Work Experience Pilot
Ramudden Global UK, Armed Forces Community Employment & Inclusion Programme
M Group, Building Heroes Highways Training Academy
Highways Partnership of the Year
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Finalists
East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Decarbonising Streetlighting - A UK-Wide Partnership Delivering a New Model for Low-Carbon Street Lighting.
Traffic Group Signals, Dawsons Corner, Leeds
Project Centre, Delivering Olympia Together: A collaborative approach to complex urban highways
FM Conway, A New Way to Power London’s Construction: Mobile Charging for Electric Plant
Cheshire West and Chester Council, Partnership excellence to accelerate and embed sustainable road renewals
Liverpool City Council, Liverpool Live Labs: A Decarbonisation Partnership for Transforming City Highways
Essex Highways, Essex Highways Partnership
VolkerHighways, West Sussex HTMC
Heidelberg Materials UK, National Highways, Autolink Concessionaires (A19) Ltd, Sir Robert McAlpine , A19 Design, Build, Finance, Operate (DBFO)
Marlborough Highways, A Lasting Partnership Between Hackney Council and Marlborough Highways
Balfour Beatty, Lincolnshire Highways Alliance
Lifetime Achievement Award
This award is for someone who has dedicated their life to the Highways Sector and whose passion, leadership, innovation and team work has made, and continues to make, a major positive impact to the Highways sector.
This award will be announced on the night of the 23 September at Park Plaza, Westminster Bridge, London.
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Line Marking and Street Design Award
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Finalists
M Group Transport, Thorpe Wood Cycleway
AtkinsRealis, Salisbury Station Forecourt Transformation
WJ, A1 Apleyhead to Newark: Brighter Lines for Safer Wet-Night Journeys
Major Project Award (Above £10 million)
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Finalists
Octavius Infrastructure, A140 Long Stratton Bypass
Galliford Try Infrastructure, North East Melton Mowbray Distributor Road
Angus Council, Arbroath - A Place For Everyone
Balfour Beatty, A63 Castle Street
Transport for London, Silvertown Tunnel
Essex Highways, Harlow Sustainable Transport Corridor (North to Centre)
Michael Conway MBE Community Leaders Award
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Finalists
Rada Stanton, Surrey County Council
Michael Barratt, Transport for London
Kathryn Boyce, Balfour Beatty
Tom Price, M Group
Cheryl Latreille, VolkerHighways
Katy Bald, Amey Transport & Infrastructure Scotland
Operational Team of the Year
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Finalists
Premier Traffic Management, Premier Traffic Management CDM Academy
Ringway Jacobs / Cheshire East Highways, A Team Dedicated to a Better Customer Journey
National Highways, West Midlands Corridor Committee
Colas, Schemes Delivery Framework - Vehicle Restraint Systems Team
AtkinsRéalis, Structures' Moonshot
Transport for London, Construction Advisory & Innovations Team
Transport for London, TfL Streets Team - London on the move
Product of the Year
Finalists
SDS Infrastructure, M4 Junctions 43–47 Highway Improvements – SDS Aqua-Xchange™ Runoff Pollution Control media
Gautam ZEN UK Ltd, XyloBIND the key to unlocking Sustainable Durable Asphalts
Multevo Ltd, A UK-first in-situ recycling solution for long lasting pothole and patch repairs
Associated Asphalt Contracting Ltd, Sustainable, Carbon-Negative Bitumen Alternative - AAPure
SmartVision, SmartVision - AI Highways Monitoring
Colas, Colas Active Seal with Pentack
Huyton Aspahlt, HALO FibrePave
Multipave Infrastructure, Eco-Phalt Bio: From Low Carbon Innovation to Carbon Negative Reality
MAV Systems Ltd, MAV AiQ with GhostPlate Technology®
WJ, Instacure: The 1.5-Second Road Marking
Project Team of the Year
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Finalists
M Group Transport, A382 Jetty Marsh Link Road Project Team
National Highways, Midlands LED Retrofit Programme
Connect Plus, CPS, M Group, Tarmac, Techjoint, Collaborative Transformation of M25 Pavement Asset Management
M1 Scheme 4 Project Team
Amey Transport & Infrastructure, Unlocking Future Connection in Collaboration with Speedy Hire, Breedon, Scottish Prison Service, & Hatton Traffic Management
Octavius Infrastructure, A140 Long Stratton Bypass
Road Safety Scheme of the Year
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Finalists
National Highways, Road Safety Partnership
Balfour Beatty Asset & Technology Solutions, Connect Plus M25, M25 Wisley Interchange, Lower Thames Crossing, DBFO, M4 Smart Motorways, M3, A63 and A2.
GRAHAM, National Highways SDF Area 6 & 8 – KSI Schemes
Doctor Air Brake Ltd, Reverse Smart Safety
M Group Transport, Thorpe Wood Cycleway
Transport Scotland, Transforming Road Safety Culture Across Scotland
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council, Transforming Hartburn Lane: Eliminating Conflict and Improving Safety for All Road Users
WJ, A52 Bottesford: Restoring Grip & Visibility to Improve Safety
Small Project of the Year (Under £10 million)
Finalists
Westminster City Council - with WSP and FM Conway, St Johns Wood High Street
Heidelberg Materials UK, A47 Acle Straight
Somerset Council, M5 Junction 26 Chelston Link Project
ACO Technologies, Fabian Way
Huyton Asphalt Civils, Merseytravel Old Haymarket Public Realm Works
George Cox & Sons Ltd, Heaton Mersey Common
Crown Highways, Tarmac, Walsall Council - ATF4 Pinson Road to Rose Hill Cycle Scheme
Extrudakerb Ltd, M1 Scheme 4
Steve Berry Highways Authority Innovation Award
Finalists
FM Conway, National Highways, M4 Junctions 16–15 Low Carbon Resurfacing Scheme
Somerset Council, M5 Junction 26 Chelston Link Project
Hounslow Highways, Steve Berry Highways Authority Innovation Award
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Council, The Greenside Green Rain Garden - Westville Road
Cheshire West and Chester Council, Enabling sustainable first-of-a-kind road renewals through a material system optimised for circularity and biogenic carbon removal
Sustainability Innovation of the Year
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Finalists
Wallbarn, Living Roof Bus Stops
Road Surface Treatment Association (RSTA), Carbon Emissions for Road Surface and other maintenance treatments
Gautam ZEN UK LTD, Future Asphalt Surface Course with XyloBIND for Sustainable Asphalt
Trust Hire Solutions Limited, Trust Hire 365 Solar CCTV Tower — Zero-Carbon Highways Security and Monitoring
HW Martin (Traffic Management) Ltd, Solar-powered temporary traffic management
Colas Limited, Sustainable road renewals through a material system optimised for circularity and biogenic carbon removal
Huyton Asphalt, Huyton Asphalt - Time for Change
Roocroft Road Restraint Systems, Delivering Lower-Carbon VRS Solutions on the A66 and A1(M)
PF Cusack (Tools Supplies) Ltd, Closing the loop on traffic management recycling
Heidelberg Materials UK, Criggion - Hydrogen Fueled Asphalt Production
Sustainable Project of the Year Award
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Finalists
Useful Studio, National Highways Gantries
Prolectric Services, A417 Missing Link: Setting a New Benchmark for Environmental Sustainability in Highways Construction
Amey plc, Nature Networks Feasibility Study
Project Centre, Smarter streets, lower carbon: Newham’s Adaptive Lighting transformation
M Group, A382 Jetty Marsh Link Road
Hackney Council, Greening the Kerb: Hackney’s Parking and Enforcement Plan 2022-27
Norse Group, Norfolk County Council, Roadtechs, SPL, Record-breaking road rejuvenation brings long-term benefits to Norfolk residents
Connect Plus Services & Octavius, CPS pioneers National Highways’ first Organisational Licence for Great Crested Newts
Galliford Try Infrastructure, A47 North Tuddenham to Easton and Blofield to North Burlingham dualling schemes
Blue Phoenix, Elmstead Market A1331 Link Road
Holcim UK Limited, North East Melton Mowbray Distributor Road (NEMMDR)
Colas, Practical Innovation in Energy Efficiency: The Warrington Transformation
Balfour Beatty, M1-A1 DBFO
Worker and Site Safety Initiative Award
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