International Tunnelling, Underground Space Awards 2020 Winners Announced

Since 2015, the international competition, ITA Tunnelling and Underground Space Awards, rewards the most ground-breaking innovation and outstanding projects in tunneling and underground space use. After a challenging year, especially on safety issues, the event went digital and awarded the best achievements in the industry in eight categories. After editions in Switzerland, Singapore, France, China and the USA, this year’s virtual edition allowed more than 700 attendees to attend during the first two days. The event will be available through Dec. 18.The winners include:

• Major Project of the Year (over €500M) – John Holland CPB Ghella Joint Venture Tunnelling and Station Excavation Works for the Sydney Metro City & Southwest Project – Australia
• Project of the Year (between €50M and €500M) – Chinatown Station of the Central Subway Program – USA
• *2 winners* Project of the Year includes Renovation (up to €50M)- FEDRO’s Tunnel Renovation Method – renovation of a non-reinforced primary lining using night shifts while keeping all traffic lanes open during the day – Switzerland; Lower Otta Hydropower Project – Norway
• Technical Innovation of the Year – An Innovative Automated Geological Forward-prospecting Technique Mounted on Hard-rock TBM – China
• Overcoming the challenges – Chengdu-Guiyang High-speed Railway—Yujingshan Mountain Tunnel Crossing Giant Karst Cave and Underground River – China
• Oddities of the Underground – Tunnelling in the service of archeology – Israel
• Innovative and Contributing Underground Spaces – Union Square Market Street Station – Battered Drilled Shafts as Permanent Ground Support – USA
• Young Tunneller of the Year – Josh Barry – Australia

To view individual project info, visit https://awards.ita-aites.org/.