At the recent ITA Tunnelling Awards, held in Genoa, London’s Thames Tideway took the top prize in the Major Projects category. The 25km long CSO interceptor super sewer was announced as the Gold Trophy winner.
Gold Trophy winners in all seven categories were:
Major Project of the Year – €500 million+
Thames Tideway – London’s Super Sewer, UK
Project of the Year – €50-€500 million
Brenner Base Tunnel – Lot H52 Hochstegen, Austria
Renovation Project of the Year
Manfreida Road Tunnel Renovation Project, Italy
Product/Equipment Innovation of the Year
Ultra-Small Turning Radius Hard Rock TBM, China
Technical Innovation of the Year
Disc Cutter Wear Sensor Package and TBM Monitoring System, South Korea
Beyond Engineering
Modern Underground Cemetery – Where Creativity, Sustainability and Efficiency Meet Tradition, Israel
Young Tunneller of the Year
Luigi D’Angelo, Italy, 34
In concluding the evening of celebrations, ITA President Arnold Dix announced that Belgrade, Serbia, will organise the 2025 series of ITA Tunnelling Awards in conjunction with the SETC Southeastern Europe Tunnelling Conference 1-3 October 2025.
