November 7th saw more than 300 attendees witness the 4thEdition of the ‘ITA Tunnelling and Underground Space Awards’, this year held in Chuzhou, China. The event followed the 20th CTUC conference (Chinese Tunnels and Underground Works Conference). After two days of presentations, case studies and technical conferences, the winners were announced, and they are:
- Major Project of the Year (over €500M) – The Immersed Tunnel on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai- Macao Bridge Link – China
- Project of the Year (between €50M and €500M) – The Queershan Tunnel on National Road 317 – China
- Project of the Year incl. Renovation (up to €50M) – Zarbalizadeh Shallow Tunnel Construction underneath the Operating Railways – Iran
- Technical Project Innovation of the year – A Mechanized Method with a Large Section Horseshoe Shape EPBM, First Applied in the Loess Mountain Tunnel – China
- Technical Product/Equipment Innovation of the year – Multifunctional Energy-Storage and Luminescent Material for Sustainable and Energy-saving Lighting for Tunnels – China
- Innovative Underground Space Concept of the year – Norwegian Rock Blasting Museum – Norway
- Safety Initiative of the Year – ROBY 850 Semi-Automatic Drilling Robot – Hong Kong, China
- Young Tunneller of the year -Giuseppe M. Gaspari – Italy
- Lifetime Achievement Award – Evert Hoek – Canada
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