Bradford engineering projects were recognised with several top awards at a regional ceremony.

Bradford Live and the city centre pedestrianisation were recognised at the Yorkshire & Humber Constructing Excellence Awards, which were held at the Royal Armouries in Leeds.

The pedestrianisation scheme won Infrastructure Project of the Year and Best of the Best awards, while the refurbished former Odeon, which is set to open in August, won the Conservation and Regeneration award. The two winning projects will compete at a national awards ceremony later this year.

Bradford Live beat out other projects in the same category, including two from Bradford: Darley Street Market and Shipley Sustainable Community Hub, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS).

It was also faced with non-Bradford projects such as the refurbishment of Hull’s Maritime Museum and Leeds City College’s Mabgate Campus. The Bradford projects were funded by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s Transforming Cities Fund and managed by construction firm Balfour Beatty.

The construction firm’s work to reopen Bradford Interchange after a year of closure was shortlisted and highly commended for the Integration and Collaborative Working Award.