The winners of the 8th edition of ITA Tunnelling Awards

The 8th edition of the ITA Tunnelling and Underground Space Awards was held online on the 8^th December 2023.

The winners in each category are:

MAJOR PROJECT OF THE YEAR - Purple line extension – Los Angeles (USA)
TUNNELLING PROJECT OF THE YEAR (50 - 500 M €) - World’s first spiral excavation using H&V shield tunnelling method (JAPAN)
PROJECT OF THE YEAR – Up To 50 M€ including renovation – Guanyinyan tunnel – An urban tunnel project of the unequal span four-arch-tunnel with two- ways and ten- lanes (CHINA)
TECHNICAL INNOVATION OF THE YEAR – Unprecedented in-tunnel diameter conversion of the largest hard rock TBM in the USA
BEYOND ENGINEERING - Multi pipe jacking method for the construction of city core metro station in soft soil strata (CHINA)
PRODUCT / EQUIPMENT INNOVATION OF THE YEAR - Integration of robotics into the construction works of the Chuquicaamata underground mining site (CHILE)
INNOVATIVE UNDERGROUND SPACE USE - V-column space of Shenzen Huangmugang transportation hub (CHINA)
YOUNG TUNNELLER OF THE YEAR – Erica Frederickson (USA)