The South West’s most prestigious civil engineering competition opens this week with the aim of celebrating how Cornwall and the region has continued to deliver outstanding infrastructure projects despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

From now until March 17, entries are being sought for the ICE South West Civil Engineering Awards 2021 from projects in the county that demonstrate engineering excellence, innovation, and sustainability in the face of unprecedented disruption.

The awards recognise the region’s best civil engineering work with categories for new and re-engineered projects, above and below £8 million. There are awards recognising community involvement and collaboration and all projects have to show how they have used environmentally sustainable practices.

Entries are open to projects completed between January 1 and December 31, 2020. The winners will be announced at a gala ceremony at the Bristol Marriott Royal Hotel on Thursday, September 30 or online if the physical event is not possible.

Entry forms are available at ice.org.uk/sw/awards.