The Historic Bridge and Infrastructure Awards (HBIA) were set up in 1998 by County Surveyors Society, English Heritage and The Institution of Civil Engineers Panel for Historical Engineering Works to 'recognise and encourage excellence and innovation in conservation'.
The Awards are currently sponsored by British Waterways, Association of Directors for Engineering, Planning and Transportation (ADEPT), English Heritage, and Network Rail, with support from New Civil Engineer. The Awards ceremony is hosted by PHEW at ICE. David Greenfield (PHEW) is the technical secretary.
Nominations are invited for projects involving bridges, aqueducts, tunnels, and other transport-related structures such as retaining walls, locks, wharves and large station roofs, but excluding buildings.
The project must involve the structural maintenance, strengthening, and restoration or conservation of a structure more than 30 years old. It must be within England, Wales or Scotland and must have been completed within two years of the closing date for nominations.
2011 Awards
The award ceremony took place 9 February 2012
Congratulations to the winners
Newport Iron Bridge restoration, Lower Machen
Telpyn Bridge repair, Denbighshire
Paddington Station span 4 refurbishment, London
Commendations
Bath footbridges and chimney repair, Kennet and Avon canal
Ricker Gill Bridge repair, Cumbria
Special mention
Welsh Highland Railway reconstruction