Program

Program of the ITA Tunnelling Awards 10th Anniversary

8:30 - 9:00

Registration
9:00 - 9:15

Welcome speeches from Arnold Dix, ITA President, Eng. Renato Casale, SIG President, and Andrés Marulanda, Awards Organizing Committee & ITA 1st Vice-president
0:15 - 10:15

Project of the year between EUR 50 and 500 Million - Finalist presentation

  • Brenner Base Tunnel – Lot H52 “Hochstegen”
  • Lot H71 "Isarco River Underpass" of the Brenner Base Tunnel Musaimeer Pump Station and Outfall project (MPSO)
  • SMP4 – Lyon-Turin Saint-Martin-la-Porte exploratory tunnel

Round Table 1

10:15 - 11:00

Project of the year Renovation Projects - Finalists Presentation

  • Genoa Railway Junction Capacity Upgrade
  • Manfreida Tunnel Renovation Project
  • Refurbishment Heinenoordtunnel

Round Table 2

11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 - 12:15

Technical innovation of the Year - Finalists Presentation

  • Advanced Tunnelling Assistance System
  • Disc cutter wear sensor package and TBM monitoring system
  • MIRET-Tunnel AI

Round Table 3

12:15 - 13:15

Beyond Engineering Making underground works project even better - Finalists Presentation

  • City Rail Link goes beyond in Tāmaki Makaurau
  • Eco-friendly Metro Construction Technology for Challenging Coastal Geological Environments
  • Modern Underground Cemetery – When Creativity, Sustainability and Efficiency Meet Tradition
  • Risk Control of Safe Excavation for Shield Tunneling through Complex Strata at Dynamic Water Levels in the Pearl River System

Round Table 4

13:15 - 14:15 Lunch
14:15 - 15:00

Product/ Equipment innovation of the year - Finalists Presentation

  • Advanced Hybrid Wireless Sensor Network System for Safety Risk Sensing in Tunnelling and Underground Engineering
  • Deep underground space debris belt type 0-90 ° continuous conveying equipment
  • SOGUN: Geometric Control System for Shotcreting and other tunnelling works Ultra-small Turning Radius Hard Rock TBM

Round Table 5

15:00 - 16:00

Major Project of the year > EUR 500 Million - Finalists Presentation

  • LIRR Grand Central Madison
  • Singapore Thomson-East Coast line (TEL), Contracts T222 to T310
  • Single-bore Double-deck Municipal Tunnel with Super-large Diameter
  • Thames Tideway Tunnel – London’s New Super Sewer

Round Table 6

16:00 - 16:45

Young tunneller of the year - Finalists Presentation

  • Adriano Martoccia
  • Hanan Samadi
  • Luigi D’Angelo

Round Table “Future of Tunnelling & ITA”

16:45 - 17:00 Closing & Conclusion from Andrés Marulanda, Awards Organizing Committee & ITA 1st Vice-president
17:30 - 23:00

Welcome cocktail
Awards Ceremony opening by Arnold Dix, ITA President Opera music concert
Life Time Achievement recognition
Bronze, Silver and Gold trophies delivery to finalists of each category
Conclusion remarks & Announcement of the Member Nation which will host 2025 ITA Tunnelling Awards Gala Dinner