Bentley Systems has announced the opening of submissions for its Year in Infrastructure (YII) Awards 2026. Held annually, the programme recognises digital innovation in how infrastructure is designed, built and operated using Bentley software. The submission deadline is 3 May at 11:59 pm EDT.
Projects of any size or stage that utilise Bentley software are eligible. Finalists will be announced in August 2026 and will be invited to present their projects at the YII event in Singapore, taking place on 6-7 October, where category winners will be revealed.
The submissions will be evaluated by independent panels of industry experts based on digital advancement and quantifiable results, including improvements in efficiency, cost performance, resilience and sustainability.
Over the past two decades, more than 5,500 of the world’s most significant infrastructure projects have participated in Bentley’s award programme. Past winners have included landmark projects, such as the digital twin for structural monitoring of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City; the Seine Nord Europe Canal in France; the Thames Tideway Tunnel in the UK; Siemensstadt Square in Germany; Sydney Airport in Australia; the Fairmont Udaipur Palace in India; the Beijing Zhangjiakou high-speed railway in China; the Ontario Line subway in Canada; and EchoWater, one of the largest agricultural water recycling facilities in the US. These projects demonstrate how digital innovation delivers measurable economic, environmental and societal impact.
The YII Awards 2026 recognise excellence across the full spectrum of infrastructure disciplines and innovation, with categories including: Bridges and Tunnels; Cities and Facilities; Construction; Energy Production; Geospatial and Reality Modelling; Project Delivery; Rail and Transit; Roads and Highways; Structural Engineering; Subsurface Modelling and Analysis; Transmission and Distribution; and Water and Wastewater. Finalist projects contribute to the industry through detailed project stories, digital playbooks, and presentations shared as part of the awards programme.
“Around the world, infrastructure professionals rely on Bentley software to design, build and operate infrastructure that is more resilient, efficient and sustainable,” said Cate Lochead, chief marketing officer at Bentley Systems. “The YII Awards celebrate real world results from teams that are innovating in areas that include ground informed design, connected data and AI. It is important to promote this work as best practice as these achievements set a new standard for what’s possible across the infrastructure ecosystem.”
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