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Home > ITA Tunnelling Awards 2016 finalists announced

ITA Tunnelling Awards 2016 finalists announced

Tris Thomas

Written by Tris Thomas on 26/07/2016 in News

Tagged: underground

On November 10th and 11th 2016, the International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association will hold the second ITA Tunnelling Awards, this year in Singapore. Participation has been highly competitive this year, with 98 entries from 25 countries competing for awards in nine categories. The 17-strong expert judging panel concluded the review of entries last week, with 33 entries now shortlisted. The 33 finalists are:

For the category Major Project of the Year with a budget over 500 M€:

–         Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (Kvmrt), Tunnelling Works -Malaysia

–         The New Guanjiao Tunnel on Qinghai-Tibet Railway – China

–        Singapore Power Cross-Island Cable Tunnel Project – Singapore

–        Central – Wan Chai Bypass and Island Eastern Corridor Link – Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter Section (HY/2009/15) – Hong-Kong – China

For the category Tunnelling project of the year with a budget between 50 and 500 M€:

–        Downtown Line Stage 3 Contract 937 Construction of Fort Canning Station and Tunnels in Singapore – Singapore

–        Venda Nova III Repowering Project – Portugal

–        Urban Rail Transit Line 9 Tunnel and Underground Engineering in Shenzhen City – China

For the category Outstanding project of the year with a budget up to 50M €:

–        Tunnel for Xinzhuang Station-Jimingsi Station of Nanjing Metro Line 3 – China

–        The Stigberg Garage – Sweden

–        Chongqing Hongqihegou metro station – China

For the category Renovation-Upgrading project of the year:

–        Vauxhall Station Upgrade Project –  UK

–        ECOMINT/Tectoproof CA – Rive de Gier Tunnel – France

–        ION Orchard Link – Upgrading of Underground Link between Orchard MRT and Tang Plaza – Singapore

For the category Technical Innovation of the year:

–        Sprayed concrete linings waterproofed with sprayed bonded membranes – Norway

–        Large diameter shield tunnelling in pure sands with hybrid EPB shield technology – Brazil

–        Uphill Excavator – UK

–        Automatic Inspection Vehicle (AIV) for Singapore North South, East West Cable Tunnel – Singapore

–        Sandvik geoSURE – realtime on-board rock mass analysis system – Finland

For the category Environmental Initiative of the year:

–        The Emscher Project – Back to Nature! – Germany

–        Underground Waste Deposit Consept, Boliden Odda – Norway

–        Stendafjellet Rock Quarry and Underground Waste Disposal Site – Norway

For Safety initiative of the year:

–        The TunnelSAFE Multi Service Vehicle Refuge Chamber – Australia

–        Total Safety Management Framework – Singapore

–        ABSIS (Activity Based Safety Improvement System) – Singapore

For the category Innovative use of underground space:

–        Jurong Rock Caverns – Singapore

–        Underground Waste Depositing at Odda – Norway

–        Stendafjellet Rock Quarry and Underground Waste Disposal Site – Norway

For the category Young Tunneller of the year:

–        Marlísio Oliveira Cecílio Junior – Brazil

–        Mehdi Bakhshi – USA

–        Derek Eng – Malaysia

–        Oh Jinnie – Singapore

–        Jiang Chao – China

–        Senthilnath G.T – Singapore

In addition to the November 11th one-day ITA Tunnelling Awards Conference and Banquet Dinner, organized by the ITA, during which the awards will be presented, a one-day Symposium on underground development and technology, featuring 8 outstanding keynote lectures, is organized on November 10th by the Tunnelling and Underground Construction Society, Singapore (TUCSS).

At the crossroads of technology and sustainability, this symposium will focus on reinventing urban planning, anticipating urban expansion and building cities of the future through combining mechanization and renewable resources. These lectures will provide a unique forum to discover, share and learn about state-of-the-art developments and latest initiatives from all over the world.

The symposium, conference, and banquet, will take place at the Marina Bay Sands Hotel and Conference Centre.

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