2011 Roading Excellence Awards
The 2011 Roading Excellence Awards were announced at a special Awards Dinner on 29 August 2011. The Roading New Zealand Supreme Award for the most outstanding entry across all categories based on the three key themes – innovation, best practice and collaboration – was won by Whitaker Civil Engineering and New Plymouth District Council for the Te Rewa Rewa Bridge and Coastal Walkway Extension.
This project also won the Winstone Aggregates Excellence Award for a Minor Road Project (less than $5m in value).
The New Zealand Roading Solutions Excellence Award for a Medium Road Project (between $5m and $25m in value) was won by Fulton Hogan, Auckland Transport, the Resolve Group and GHD, for the East Coast Road Widening project.
The Z Energy Excellence Award for a Major Road Project (greater than $25m in value) was won by the MHX Alliance (Fletcher Construction, Higgins, NZTA and Beca) for the Manukau Harbour Crossing project. In this category, Leighton, Downer, NZTA and Sinclair Knight Merz were Highly Commended on the SH20 Manukau Extension project.
The InfraTrain New Zealand Best Practice Award (People) went to City Care for their project Fighting the long battle, managing staff through adversity.
In the Hire Quip Best Practice Award for Procurement, MWH were Highly Commended for their Owenga Wharf Replacement project.
Winners of the 2011 Roading Excellence Supreme Award were Whitaker Civil Engineering and New Plymouth District Council for the striking Te Rewa Rewa Bridge and Coastal Walkway Extension. 
Roading Excellence Awards
Each year Roading New Zealand hosts the Roading Excellence Awards in order to promote leadership, excellence and best practice within the industry. The awards also aim to promote collaboration and the transfer of innovation.
Winners were announced at the Awards Gala Dinner on 29 August. See panel at right, or Click here to see full details.
Photos from the 2011 Awards Dinner and Social can be viewed online. Photos of award winners, presentations and social photos are available from the Image Gallery. Higher resolution versions of these pictures may be obtainable from Roading New Zealand on request, by quoting the photo number.