Since 2015, the international competition "the ITA
Tunnelling Awards" seeks and rewards the most ground-breaking
international innovation and outstanding projects in tunnelling and underground
space utilization. The two first editions of the ITA Tunnelling Awards
received more than 200 entries and 64 nominations,
rewarded 21 projects and personalities and gathered more
than 450 attendees.
Through 9 categories and 1 Lifetime Achievement Award,
the ITA Tunnelling Awards is becoming an international standard for tunnelling
projects. This edition, the event took place in Paris, November
the 15th, during the congress of AFTES (French Association of Tunnelling
and Underground Space). After 2 days of congress and technical conferences, the
Awards ceremony a grand finale offered a vibrant Parisian evening at famous
Salle Wagram, accompanied by a French cabaret. There were more than 400
attendees for the 3rd edition (day and ceremony), making the ITA
Tunnelling Awards a new “rendez-vous” for the global tunnelling industry.
THE WINNERS :
- Major
Project of the Year (over €500M): Doha Metro - Qatar
- Tunnelling
project of the year (50-500m€): MTR Shatin to Central Link (SCL) –
Hong Kong - China
- Project
of the year – up to 50€M : Fjærland Hydropower Plants-Norwa
- Technical
Project Innovation Of The Year : Construction of bifurcation section of
underground expressway underneath residential area in Yokohama (Japan)
- Technical
Product/Equipment Innovation of the Year : Strength monitoring
using thermal imaging – United Kingdom
- Sustainability
Initiative of the Year : Anacostia River Tunnel Project - USA
- Safety
Initiative of the Year : Telemach Cutterhead disc robotic changing system
– Hong Kong - China
- Innovative
Underground Space Concept of the Year : Cavern Master Plan – China,
Hong-Kong
- Young
Tunneller of the Year : Tobias Andersson – Norway
- The
Lifetime Achievement Award: Prof. Einar Broch
You will find detailed information about the winners in the
press release click here Click here to preview the attachment : CP_Post_Awards.docx and for HD
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