Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation

Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation
Established1930 (as the Institute of Highways Engineers)
TypeProfessional association
HeadquartersBritannia Walk, London, UK
Region served
Worldwide
Membership
13,000+
Key people
President: Karen McShane; Chief Executive: Sue Percy CBE
Websitewww.ciht.org.uk

The Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (formerly the Institution of Highways and Transportation) is a UK-based learned society (with worldwide membership) concerned specifically with the planning, design, construction, maintenance and operation of land-based transport systems and infrastructure.

With over 14,000 members, the CIHT offers routes to qualifications such as Chartered and Incorporated Engineer status and also Chartered transport planning professional. The CIHT is dedicated to providing support and networking opportunities to members with a calendar of technical seminars and conferences, plus social events. The CIHT has 12 regional UK branches and several overseas branches that all run local events and technical meetings.

The CIHT is a board-governed professional body. The main aims of the Council and Boards are to act as the decision-making bodies for the CIHT and deliver the strategy, business plans and outputs on behalf of the membership. The CIHT's Council and Boards were established to deliver the object of the Institution:

"to advance for the public benefit the science and art associated with highways and transportation in all their aspects; and to promote education, training, and research and development of the said science and art."

The CIHT is a member of the Construction Industry Council.