The finalists for the ITA Tunnelling Awards 2017 have been chosen. The 17-strong expert judging panel, chaired by the ITA President Tarcisio Celestino, has evaluated all submittals and 30 will now participate in the second evaluation stage to determine the winners from the nine categories. The finalists are:
MAJOR PROJECT OF THE YEAR-MORE THAN €500 MILLION
| Confederation LRT Line | Canada |
| Dehli Metro Phase 3 expansion | India |
| Tehran Metro Line 6 | Iran |
| Doha metro | Qatar |
PROJECT OF THE YEAR-BETWEEN €50 MILLION AND €500 MILLION
| MTR Shatin to Central Link (SCL) – C1103 Diamond hill tunnels | HK- China |
| Tunel Emsor Poniente II | Mexico |
| Citybanan Norrströmstunneln Blue Plains Tunnel |
Sweden
USA |
PROJECT OF THE YEAR-UP TO €50MILLION
| Fjaerland Hydro power plants | Norway |
| Tunnel Kennedy | Chile |
| Southwark to City of London deep cable tunnel | UK |
TECHNICAL PROJECT INNOVATION OF THE YEAR
| Implementing BIM Concepts to Karavanke Tunnel | Slovenia |
| Trenchless construction of pedestrian underpass using rectangular box jack tunnel boring machine | Singapore |
| Construction of bifurcation section of underground expressway. Application of enlargement of TBM tunnel | Japan |
TECHNICAL PRODUCT / EQUIPMENT INNOVATION OF THE YEAR
| Strength monitoring using thermal imaging (SMUTI) | UK |
| Automatic drilling jumbo | Finland |
| Rowa train – self driving trackless supply logistic system | Austria |
| SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR |
| ITO metro Station | India |
| Anacostia River tunnel, Washington DC | USA |
SAFETY INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR
| Telemach cutterhead disc robotic changing system | HK-China |
| BSCU SCL radial joint System | UK |
| MineARC’s Guardian Remote Monitoring and diagnostics for refuge chambers | Australia |
INNOVATIVE UNDERGROUND SPACE CONCEPT OF THE YEAR
| Bostanci Intermodal Hub (Turkey) |
| Cavern Master plan of Hong Kong – Unlock hidden land resources for sustainable city development (HK/China) |
| Underground cemetery in tunnels (Israel) |
YOUNG TUNNELLER OF THE YEAR
| Juan David Herrera (Colombia) | Colombia |
| Roberto Schuerch (Switzerland) | Switzerland |
| Tobias Andersson (Norway) | Norway |
| Michele Janutolo Barlet (France) | France |
| Antony Bauer (USA) | USA |
The event will be held on the 15th November, a special one-day event dedicated to the presentation of the finalists’ projects followed by a banquet and the award ceremony.
The awards will take place during the AFTES Congress held from 13th to 16th November.
Launched in 2015 by the International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association, the first two ITA Tunnelling Awards’ featured more than 450 attendees and 200 candidacies.
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