Finalists selected for Bentley awards

Bentley Systems, Inc.’s annual Year in Infrastructure Awards honors the work of Bentley customers advancing infrastructure design, construction, and operations throughout the world. For the 2018 awards, 12 independent jury panels of industry experts selected 57 finalists from 420 nominations submitted by more than 340 Bentley customers.

Among the 57 finalists are 10 railway projects:

• Indian Railways – Reality Modeling Facilitates Efficient Planning, Construction and Monitoring of Chenab Bridge – Reasi District, Jammu & Kashmir, India.
• Anil Verma Associates, Inc. – Regional Connector Transit Corridor (RCTC) – Los Angeles, Calif., United States.
• Voyants Solutions Private Limited – Station Development Plan for Gwalior Railway Station – Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India.
• Setec-Terrasol – Extension L11: Adaptation of the Mairie des Lilas Station – Paris, France.
• China Railway Engineering Consulting Group Co., Ltd. – BIM Project for the Beijing-Zhangjiakou High-Speed Railway – Beijing, China.
• Italferr S.p.A. – Naples-Bari Route, Apice-Orsara Double Railway Line, Hirpinia-Orsara Operational Lot – Provinces of Avellino and Foggia, Italy.
• Skanska Costain Strabag Joint Venture (SCS) – Hs2 Main Works Lots S1 and S2 – London, United Kingdom.
• Transport for London – Major Projects Directorate, Deep Tube Upgrade Programme – Piccadilly Line Upgrade – London, United Kingdom.
• CSX Transportation – Annual Patch Rail Capital Planning – Jacksonville, Fla., United States.
• Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. – Nagpur Metro Asset Information Management System – Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.

The finalists will present their projects to their peers, the jurors, industry thought leaders, and more than 130 members of the media as part of related infrastructure forums at Bentley’s Year in Infrastructure 2018 Conference, to be held Oct. 15 through 18, in London at the Hilton London Metropole.

“The Year in Infrastructure Conference is an ideal opportunity for infrastructure leaders from around the world to network with their peers, and learn about technologies and best practices to accelerate their organizations’ digital advancement,” said Chris Barron, Bentley Systems’ chief communications officer. “As part of the conference, we are pleased to congratulate and acknowledge the awards program finalists for their excellent work, and to provide conference attendees with the chance to meet the finalists and watch their project presentations, which represent this year’s most outstanding going digital advancements in infrastructure.”

Since 2004, the Year in Infrastructure Awards program (formerly known as Be Inspired Awards) “has showcased excellence and innovation in the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure projects around the world,” Bentley Systems notes. “It is the only global competition of its kind that encompasses all types of infrastructure projects. The awards program is open to all users of Bentley software, and is adjudicated by independent panels of industry experts who select finalists for each category.”

Bentley’s Year in Infrastructure 2018 Conference is a global gathering of executives in the world of infrastructure design, construction, and operations. The conference features presentations, panel discussions, workshops, and demonstrations exploring the intersection of technology and business drivers, and how software technology is shaping the future of infrastructure project delivery and asset performance.