More than 30 nominated companies and individual will be running for the International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association’s (ITA) Awards.
The awards, to be held in Hagerbach, Switzerland on November 19, consist of nine categories, from ‘Major Project of the Year’ to the ‘Innovation of the year’.
Nominee selection was difficult because of the high number of quality applicants – 110 – and impressive projects – 105 – that the judges had to examine. Finally, three to eight nominees were selected for each of the nine categories.
“The field of tunnels and underground spaces is in constant evolution because technical innovations are numerous,” said ITA president Soren Degn Eskesen.
“The ITA Tunnelling Awards are to detect such innovations. With more than 66% of the global population projected to be living in cities in 2050, and regular floods caused by the global warming, the tunnels’ engineering has got a strategic role to play in the construction of sustainable urban areas,” said Eskesen.
MAJOR PROJECT OF THE YEAR (more than €500 million):
• Eurasia Tunnel Project – Turkey
• Futian Station of Guangzhou – Shenzhen – Hong King
• New York City’s Second Avenue Subway Project – United States
TUNNELLING PROJECT OF THE YEAR (from €50-500 million):
• 1st Phase of Low and Intermediate Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility Construction – South Korea
• Indianapolis Deep Rock Conveyance and Storage Tunnel Project – United States
• Lake Mead intake number three – United States
OUTSTANDING PROJECT OF THE YEAR (up to €50 million):
• Grosvenor Decline Tunnels - Australia
• Norsbork Metro Depot – Sweden
• North Strathfield Rail Underpass – Australia
TECHNICAL INNOVATION OF THE YEAR:
• An Innovative Vehicle – mounted GPR Technique for Fast and Efficient Monitoring of Tunnel Lining Structure Conditions
• Combination of techniques for immersed tunnel
• Development of the New Joint (SB Joint) for Shield Tunnels
• Monitoring tunnelling induced ground displacements using distributed fibre optic sensing
• New innovative system for layer thickness control on spray mobiles
• The evolution of the “Nazzano” method to widen tunnel without interrupting traffic flow
ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR:
• Brenner Base Tunnel / Isarco Undercrossing Lot – Italy
• Innovative Overhead Conveyor Belt for Urban Environmental Benefit – Qatar
• The Corribtunnel Project – tunnelling in an environmentally sensitive area – Ireland
SAFETY INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR:
• MineARC Systems Compressed Air Management Solution
• Safety cabin of tunnelling drill
• Semi-Automatic Tubular Steel Arch: an innovation on safety
INNOVATIVE USE OF UNDERGROUND SPACE:
• Reviving burial in tunnel – Israel
• Sydney Opera House Vehicle Access and Pedestrian Safety (VAPS) project - Australia
• Toledo Metro Station on Line 1 in Naples – Italy
YOUNG TUNNELLER OF THE YEAR:
• Philip Duarte
• Petros Fortsakis
• Jurij Karlovsek
• Liu Hao
• Sindre Log
• Ryan McCarron
• Angelo Palma Filho Eloi
• Ponciano Perez Lupi
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The International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association is a non-profit and non-governmental membership international organisation that promotes the use of underground space as a solution to sustainable development. ITA is based in Lausanne, Switzerland, and has 73 member nations, 300 affiliated members, 17 prime sponsors and 60 supporters.
The awards, to be held in Hagerbach, Switzerland on November 19, consist of nine categories, from ‘Major Project of the Year’ to the ‘Innovation of the year’.
Nominee selection was difficult because of the high number of quality applicants – 110 – and impressive projects – 105 – that the judges had to examine. Finally, three to eight nominees were selected for each of the nine categories.
“The field of tunnels and underground spaces is in constant evolution because technical innovations are numerous,” said ITA president Soren Degn Eskesen.
“The ITA Tunnelling Awards are to detect such innovations. With more than 66% of the global population projected to be living in cities in 2050, and regular floods caused by the global warming, the tunnels’ engineering has got a strategic role to play in the construction of sustainable urban areas,” said Eskesen.
MAJOR PROJECT OF THE YEAR (more than €500 million):
• Eurasia Tunnel Project – Turkey
• Futian Station of Guangzhou – Shenzhen – Hong King
• New York City’s Second Avenue Subway Project – United States
TUNNELLING PROJECT OF THE YEAR (from €50-500 million):
• 1st Phase of Low and Intermediate Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility Construction – South Korea
• Indianapolis Deep Rock Conveyance and Storage Tunnel Project – United States
• Lake Mead intake number three – United States
OUTSTANDING PROJECT OF THE YEAR (up to €50 million):
• Grosvenor Decline Tunnels - Australia
• Norsbork Metro Depot – Sweden
• North Strathfield Rail Underpass – Australia
TECHNICAL INNOVATION OF THE YEAR:
• An Innovative Vehicle – mounted GPR Technique for Fast and Efficient Monitoring of Tunnel Lining Structure Conditions
• Combination of techniques for immersed tunnel
• Development of the New Joint (SB Joint) for Shield Tunnels
• Monitoring tunnelling induced ground displacements using distributed fibre optic sensing
• New innovative system for layer thickness control on spray mobiles
• The evolution of the “Nazzano” method to widen tunnel without interrupting traffic flow
ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR:
• Brenner Base Tunnel / Isarco Undercrossing Lot – Italy
• Innovative Overhead Conveyor Belt for Urban Environmental Benefit – Qatar
• The Corribtunnel Project – tunnelling in an environmentally sensitive area – Ireland
SAFETY INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR:
• MineARC Systems Compressed Air Management Solution
• Safety cabin of tunnelling drill
• Semi-Automatic Tubular Steel Arch: an innovation on safety
INNOVATIVE USE OF UNDERGROUND SPACE:
• Reviving burial in tunnel – Israel
• Sydney Opera House Vehicle Access and Pedestrian Safety (VAPS) project - Australia
• Toledo Metro Station on Line 1 in Naples – Italy
YOUNG TUNNELLER OF THE YEAR:
• Philip Duarte
• Petros Fortsakis
• Jurij Karlovsek
• Liu Hao
• Sindre Log
• Ryan McCarron
• Angelo Palma Filho Eloi
• Ponciano Perez Lupi
To attend to the one-day awards conference and banquet, register by <%$Linker:
The International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association is a non-profit and non-governmental membership international organisation that promotes the use of underground space as a solution to sustainable development. ITA is based in Lausanne, Switzerland, and has 73 member nations, 300 affiliated members, 17 prime sponsors and 60 supporters.
