The international competition rewards the most ground-breaking innovation and outstanding projects in tunnelling and underground space use. This year’s event – the 11th edition of the awards – will take place on October 1 in Belgrade, Serbia, as part of the Southeastern Europe Tunnelling Conference (SETC-2025), organised by the Serbian Association for Tunnels and Underground Structures.
The awards feature eight categories:
Major Project of the Year – over €500m
Project of the Year – between €100-500m
Project of the Year up to €100m
Project of the Year – Renovation projects
Technical Innovation of the Year
Product/Equipment innovation of the year
Elevated Thinking Underground: Shaping the Future
Young Tunneller of the Year
The submission requirements and selection process are stated in the ITA Tunnelling Awards website. Entries close on May 15, 2025.
Nominations for the different categories must be related to projects for which the major civil engineering work was completed between March 1, 2022 and April 1, 2025.
The Young Tunneller of the Year rewards an individual born after January 1, 1990 and who has brought an outstanding contribution to tunnelling.
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