{"id":20880,"date":"2026-11-05T20:01:04","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T20:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tunnelingworld.com\/?p=20880"},"modified":"2026-11-05T20:01:04","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T20:01:04","slug":"2026-ita-tunnelling-awards-recognise-global-industry-achievements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tunnelingworld.com\/?p=20880","title":{"rendered":"2026 ITA Tunnelling Awards recognise global industry achievements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">The winners of the 2026 ITA Tunnelling Awards have been announced, recognising outstanding projects, technical developments, equipment innovations and individual contributions to the tunnelling and underground space industry.<\/p>\n<p>The recipients were revealed at a ceremony in Lisbon, held alongside the CPT 20th Anniversary Conference. This year\u2019s awards recognise achievements across major infrastructure projects, underground construction, rehabilitation, technological innovation and professional development.<\/p>\n<p>The winners and runners-up in each category are as follows.<\/p>\n<h5>Major Project of the Year \u2013 over \u20ac500m<\/h5>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li><strong>Gold:<\/strong> GTX-A Metropolitan Express Railway Deep Tunnel Project between Unjeong and Samsung Station \u2013 South Korea<\/li>\n<li><strong>Silver:<\/strong> Beijing East Sixth Ring Road Tunnel \u2013 China<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bronze:<\/strong> HS2 MWCC C1 Chiltern Tunnels and Shafts \u2013 United Kingdom<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Project of the Year \u2013 \u20ac100m to \u20ac500m<\/h5>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li><strong>Gold:<\/strong> Relocation of Sha Tin Sewage Treatment Works to Caverns \u2013 Main Caverns Construction \u2013 Hong Kong, China<\/li>\n<li><strong>Silver:<\/strong> Inter-Terminal Bored Tunnels (ITBT), Changi Airport \u2013 Singapore<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bronze:<\/strong> Monsanto-Santa Apol\u00f3nia Tunnel \u2013 Lisbon Drainage Master Plan \u2013 Portugal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Project of the Year \u2013 up to \u20ac100m<\/h5>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li><strong>Gold:<\/strong> Ollachea Tunnel \u2013 Peru<\/li>\n<li><strong>Silver:<\/strong> Novaliches\u2013Balara Aqueduct 4 (NBAQ4) \u2013 Philippines<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bronze:<\/strong> Lisbon Metro Circular Line Extension, Lot 2 (Santos\u2013Cais do Sodr\u00e9) \u2013 Portugal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Rehabilitation, Upgrading and Repurposing Projects<\/h5>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li><strong>Gold:<\/strong> Howard Street Tunnel \u2013 United States<\/li>\n<li><strong>Silver:<\/strong> Beverentunnel Renovation \u2013 Belgium<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bronze:<\/strong> Total Renovation of the Kennedy Railway Tunnel in Antwerp \u2013 Belgium<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Technical Innovation of the Year<\/h5>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li><strong>Gold:<\/strong> Automated Primary Supports for Tunnelling Under Tectonic Stresses and Severe Squeezing \u2013 Italy<\/li>\n<li><strong>Silver:<\/strong> A World-First TBM-Excavated Spiral Ramp in Hard Granite for Radioactive Waste Disposal \u2013 China<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bronze:<\/strong> Complete Equipment and Construction Technology for Vertical Excavation of Ultra-Large-Diameter Prefabricated Shafts \u2013 China<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Product \/ Equipment Innovation of the Year<\/h5>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li><strong>Gold:<\/strong> TBM Integrated Sensing Equipment \u2013 China<\/li>\n<li><strong>Silver:<\/strong> Use of Precast Lining and Automated Lining Erector Machine in Mined Tunnels \u2013 Australia<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bronze:<\/strong> The Cube System \u2013 an Ultra-Low-Headroom Diaphragm Wall Machine \u2013 Belgium<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Elevated Thinking: Underground \u2013 Shaping the Future<\/h5>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li><strong>Gold:<\/strong> Elevating Energy Viability: Sustainable LPG Storage in Engineered Rock Caverns \u2013 India<\/li>\n<li><strong>Silver:<\/strong> HIPOGEO Santiago Bernab\u00e9u Stadium \u2013 Spain<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bronze:<\/strong> Planning and Construction of the \u201c#\u201d-Shaped Underground Road System in Shanghai CBD Core Area \u2013 China<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Lifetime Achievement<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Martin Knights \u2013 United Kingdom<\/strong><\/p>\n<h5>Young Tunneller of the Year<\/h5>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li><strong>Gold:<\/strong> Gabriel Lehmann \u2013 Germany<\/li>\n<li><strong>Silver:<\/strong> Wojciech Mleczko \u2013 Poland<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bronze:<\/strong> Xu Chen \u2013 China<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The awards highlight the international scope of innovation and expertise in tunnelling, from large-scale transport and water infrastructure to underground facilities, construction technologies and equipment development.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/XOjOGQS6kYA?si=avbIxtiP3RmFbMUb\">2026 ITA Tunnelling Awards ceremony<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The winners of the 2026 ITA Tunnelling Awards have been announced, recognising outstanding projects, technical developments, equipment innovations and individual contributions to the tunnelling and underground space industry. 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