The ITA Tunnelling and Underground Space Awards took place on 07.11.2018 in Chuzhou (China) following the 20th CTUC conference (Chinese Tunnels and Underground Works Conference).

The winners were:

1.         Major Project of the Year (over €500M): The Immersed Tunnel of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Link – China

2.         Project of the Year (between €50M and €500M): The Queershan Tunnel on National Road 317 – China

3.         Project of the Year including Renovation (up to €50M): Zarbalizadeh  Shallow Tunnel Construction underneath the Operating Railways – Iran

4.         Technical Project Innovation of the Year:  A Mechanized Method with Large Section Horseshoe Shape EPB-TBM - First Applied in Loess Mountain Tunnel – China

5.         Technical Product/Equipment Innovation of the Year: Multifunctional Energy-Storage and Luminescent Material for Sustainable and Energy-saving Lighting for Tunnels – China

6.         Innovative Underground Space Concept of the Year: Norwegian Rock Blasting Museum – Norway

7.         Safety Initiative of the Year: ROBY 850 Semi-Automatic Drilling Robot – Hong Kong, China

8.         Young Tunneller of the Year: Giuseppe M. Gaspari – Italy

9.         Lifetime Achievement Award: Dr. Evert Hoek – Canada

For further information please visit https://awards.ita-aites.org/  45/18.