ITA Tunnelling Awards 2018 in Chuzhou – One week left to
submit entries
Since 2015, the international competition "the ITA
Tunnelling Awards" seeks and rewards the most ground-breaking innovation
and outstanding projects in tunnelling and underground space utilization.
The 2018 edition will take place on 7 November, in Chuzhou-Nanjing during the
20thChinese Tunnel and Underground works Conference (CTUC) from 5 to 6 Nov.
followed by technical visits on Nov.8 in Nanjing, Chuzhou and Shanghai
Candidacy process :
Entries can be submitted in 9 categories through a dedicated website https://awards.ita-aites.org/
Nominations for the following categories must contain projects for which the
major civil engineering work was completed between 1st January 2016 and
1st April 2018.
The Young Tunneller of the Year rewards an individual born after 1st January
1984 and who has brought an outstanding contribution to tunnelling.
By now, the ITA has already received more than 50 entries in the different
categories.
This year the Entries can be submitted in 9 categories:
- Major
Project of the Year - over €500m
- Project
of the Year - between €50m and €500m
- Project
of the Year inclus. Renovation - up to €50m
- Technical
Project Innovation of the Year
- Technical
Product/Equipment Innovation of the Year
- Sustainability
Initiative of the Year
- Safety
Initiative of the Year
- Innovative
Use of Underground Space
- Young
Tunneller of the Year
To know more, have a look at the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGkFsULYo70&feature=youtu.be