The categories were unchanged, with three project awards broken down by the monetary value of the project; lifetime and young tunneller achievement awards; and lastly technical achievement categories including safety, sustainability and innovative nous.
The winners were:
Major Project of the Year (over EUR 500M): Doha Metro – Qatar
Tunnelling project of the year (EUR 50 to 500M): MTR Shatin to Central Link (SCL) – Hong Kong
Project of the year – up to EUR 50M: Fjærland Hydropower Plants – Norway
Technical Project Innovation of The Year: The construction of bifurcating section of underground expressway underneath residential area in Yokohama, Tokyo – Japan
Technical Product/Equipment Innovation of the Year: Strength monitoring using thermal Imaging (SMUTI) – United Kingdom
Sustainability Initiative of the Year: The Anacostia River Tunnel – USA
Safety Initiative of the Year: Telemach cutterhead disc robotic changing system – Hong Kong
Innovative Underground Space Concept of the Year: Cavern Master Plan – Hong-Kong
Young Tunneller of the Year: Tobias Andersson – Norway
The Lifetime Achievement Award: Einar Broch – Norway
