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 the Canal and River Trust, Association of Directors for Environment, Economy, 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.
2012 Awards