2025 Highways Awards winners revealed

24/09/2025 | GEORGE BARKER

2025 Highways Awards winners revealed

Highways is proud to announce the winners of the Highways Awards 2025, where the industry celebrated the individuals, teams and organisations making a huge difference across the sector.

With attendees revelling in the 'electric' atmosphere generated by the wide range of attendees, an unprecedented number of entries this year and a fantastic host in Gabby Logan.

With the sheer number and quality of submissions this year, everyone who received a nomination in such an exceptionally competitive year deserves the respect of the sector.

Here are your 20 winners from the 2025 Highways Awards:

 

Apprentice of the Year Award

Sponsored by The Institute of Highway Engineers

Winner: Maciej Kaczmarczyk, Kier

 

Active Travel Scheme of the Year

Sponsored by Waterman Aspen

  

Winner: Huyton Asphalt Group, CYCLOPS

 

Best Use of New Technology Award

Winner: R3 Ltd, Setting the Standard: The Future of UK Road Resurfacing

 

Bridge Project of the Year

Winner: BEAR Scotland, A985 Kincardine Bridge Southern Piled Viaduct Replacement

 

Digital Transformation and AI Award

Winner: Transport for West Midlands, Leveraging Drone Technology To Transform Work On The Highway

 

Environmental Sustainability Award

Sponsored by Holcim UK Ltd

Winner: East Riding of Yorkshire, Decarbonising Street Lighting Live Labs 2 Project

 

Health, Wellbeing and Inclusion Award

Sponsored by Highway Care

Winner: Waterman Aspen, People First: Building a Culture of Care, Inclusion and Impact

 

Highway Partnership Award

Sponsored by WJ Group

Winner: SMP Alliance, National Emergency Area Retrofit Programme

 

Line Marking and Street Design Award

Sponsored by the Road Safety Markings Association

Winner: Jointline Limited, Enhancing Safety at Bawtry Road, Tickhill

 

Major Project Award (Above £10 million)

Sponsored by Stabilised Pavements Limited

Winner: Stockport Council, Stockport Interchange, Stockport Mayoral Development Corporation led mixed-use regeneration scheme and Viaduct Park - a new town centre park

 

 

Michael Conway MBE Community Leaders Award

Sponsored by FM Conway

Winner: Susanne Ingham

 

Product of the Year

Sponsored by GWH

Winner: Heidelberg Materials, evoZero - Ultra Low Carbon Cement

 

Road Safety Scheme of the Year

Winner: AtkinsRéalis, A3102 Safer Roads Fund

 

Small Project of the Year (Under £10 million)

Winner: TKJV, Transport for London’s Joe Strummer Subway rain gardens

 

Steve Berry Highways Authority Innovation Award

Sponsored by AtkinsRéalis

Winner: Community BlueScapes, Kitson Road

 

Team of the Year

Sponsored by Associated Asphalt Contracting

Winner: SMP Alliance, National Emergency Area Retrofit Programme

 

Winter Service and Climate Resilience of the Year

Winner: East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Delivering Winter Savings to drive efficiency and move to a Resilient Network Approach

 

Worker and Site Safety Initiative Award

Sponsored by Re-flow Field Management

Winner: Balfour Beatty, UK Roadworker Abuse Fatal Risk Group

 

Lifetime Achievement Award

Sponsored by Kier

Winner: Nicola Bell NBE, National Highways

 

Special Merit Award

Winner: SMP alliance

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