- Cadent’s flagship Tunnel Under the River Thames nominated for three awards in NCE 2018 Tunnelling Awards part of the inaugural Tunnelling Festival
- Nominations include Tunnelling Project of the Year (Under $100m)
- The Tunnel Under the River Thames is Cadent’s flagship project
Cadent’s flagship project, the Tunnel Under the River Thames, has been nominated for three awards at a major new tunnelling festival.
In an impressive field of entrants the project has been shortlisted for the following three awards:
- Tunnelling Project of the Year (under $100M)
- Underground Space Project of the Year
- Tunnelling Team of the Year
Run by New Civil Engineer (NCE) the inaugural Tunnelling Festival brings together the NCE Tunnelling Awards and Tunnelling Summit as a single event, to celebrate the very best in tunnelling expertise.
New Civil Engineer Editor Mark Hansford said: “The Tunnelling Festival is a great opportunity to gather together the brightest minds in the industry, and our 2018 finalists have all demonstrated the terrific work they are doing. It is a great event to celebrate the work that has been ongoing over the last few years and is in the pipeline for the future.”
The £18m tunnel project – which is a cornerstone of Cadent’s £1billion programme of essential gas mains replacement work in the capital – involves three iconic London locations – the Royal Hospital Chelsea, Battersea Park and the River Thames.
Work on the 330m tunnel was completed in December 2017 and work is currently underway to complete the final commissioning of the pipeline, which will transport gas under the River Thames.
The project has involved Herculean efforts on the part of Cadent and its strategic partner tRIIO, which also includes contractors Skanska, Barhale and designers Mott Macdonald. Between January 2016 and April 2018 work had to be planned and delivered around the Chelsea Flower Show and the Thames Tideway Super Sewer project.
The project is scheduled to be fully complete and operational in 2019.
Cadent Project Manager Andrew Hejdner said: “We’re delighted to be in the running for this prestigious award and we’re looking forward to attending the ceremony in December.
“We’ve got a terrific team delivering this project and being nominated for this award is testament to that.”
The winners will be announced on 6 December at the Grange Tower Bridge Hotel, London.
For more on the Tunnelling Festival visit
https://tunnelling.newcivilengineer.com
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