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ITACET LUNCTIME LECTURE SERIES: JANUARY 2024
14 December, 2023
January 9th - 13:00 CET

ITA Tunnelling Awards winners revealed
27 November, 2023
The winners of this year’s ITA Tunnelling Awards were revealed on Friday.

Metal snag halts tunnel rescue
24 November, 2023
The rescue of the 41 men trapped in a part collapsed tunnel in India has halted after the auger hit metal objects.

Tunnel rescue operation continues on three fronts
23 November, 2023
Drilling is continuing on three fronts to reach the 41 workers trapped in the Silkyara Bend-Barkot Tunnel after a part collapse on November 12.

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: video released of trapped workers
22 November, 2023
A video of the 21 men trapped in a tunnel in India's Uttarakhand state was released yesterday.

”Multiple options” explored to rescue trapped workers
20 November, 2023
Preparations are under way to build vertical shafts to rescue the 41 workers still trapped after a part collapse in the Silkyara Bend-Barkot Tunnel in India.

World Tunnel Congress 2024
20 November, 2023
World Tunnel Congress 2024 (WTC2024) will be held from April 19-25, 2024 in Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center, China. WTC2024 is held by international tunnelling and underground space association and association internationale des tunnels et de lespace souterrain (ITA-AITES) and organized by China Civil Engineering Society (CCES). WTC has been successfully held for 49 sessions and is the largest and most authoritative industrial event held by ITA every year.

Rescue continues to free workers trapped for six days
17 November, 2023
Rescuers have drilled about one-third of the way into the debris of the tunnel collapse in Uttarakhand in northern India to reach 40 workers trapped inside for six days, media reports have said.

India rescue race goes on; further slides feared
16 November, 2023
Tunnelling efforts to rescue trapped workers continue to test how to delicately excavate through collapse debris in northern India amidst fears there could be more ground movement in the road tunnel and around the portal.

Indian tunnel rescue enters third day
14 November, 2023
Excavators have begun drilling to fix a steel pipe to pull out 40 workers trapped in a collapsed Himalayan road tunnel in the north Indian state of Uttarakhand, according to media reports.

ITA President Arnold Dix Launches Lego Technic TBM Challenge
03 October, 2023
International Tunnelling Association President Arnold Dix has launched a worldwide Lego Technic tunnel boring machine (TBM) design competition, in partnership with the Lego group, as part the ITA’s ongoing initiative to inspire the next generation of tunnellers and civil engineers.

ITA Unveils Shortlist Of Finalists For The 2023 Tunnelling Awards
26 September, 2023
The 9th edition of the ITA Tunnelling and Underground Space Awards are due to take place on November 24th in Mumbai, India.

ITA Tunnelling Awards attract 53 entries
17 August, 2023
The ITA has received 53 entries from 15 countries for this year’s Tunnelling Awards.

ITA Tunnelling Awards deadline approaches
30 May, 2023
Entries for this year’s ITA Tunnelling Awards close on June 20.

Engineers pivotal to climate change solutions, says Dix
17 May, 2023
Engineers’ role in providing climate resilience and sustainable solutions needs to be communicated and understood better, ITA president Arnold Dix has said.

WTC2023 – Pakistan joins ITA
15 May, 2023
This year’s World Tunnelling Congress – WTC2023 – is under way in Athens this week.

Athens ready to welcome WTC2023
27 April, 2023
This year’s World Tunnelling Congress (WTC2023) will feature the second highest number of papers at a WTC – 420 from 45 countries.

WTC 2024 - Call for Abstracts
21 March, 2023
ITA-AITES and the China Civil Engineering Society are calling for abstracts for the World Tunnel Congress 2024 (WTC2024) which will be held in Shenzhen, China, 19-25 April, 2024. The theme of WTC2024 is Tunnelling for a Better Life.

TAC gears up for 2023 conference
15 March, 2023
The Tunnelling Association of Canada (TAC) will hold this year’s conference – TAC 2023 – in Toronto from September 24-26.

World Tunnelling Industry Meets in Istanbul
17 January, 2023
Executive Council of ITA AITES attends UYAK2023