From left to right: Dalian Bay Undersea Tunnel; Transformation of the Damietta Steel Bridge; Rookwood Weir
Photos (right) courtesy CCCC First Harbor Engineering; The Arab Contractors; GHD
Earlier this month, the ENR’s 12 category winnersth The annual Global Best Projects competition was announced, with project teams cited by an industry jury for the past year’s outstanding design and construction efforts from around the world.
Of the 35 winning projects located in 19 countries, three have now been selected by ENR editors as finalists for Global Project of the Year, from a shortlist of candidates provided by the judges.
While all the projects chosen from the record number of entries showed excellence in international design and construction, these three projects excelled in almost every criterion on which the projects were judged: quality of design and construction, innovation, safety performance, benefit to industry and community and overcoming challenges.
- Dalian Bay Undersea Tunnel, located in Dalian, China. Presented by CCCC First Harbor Engineering Co. Ltd. It is also a Best Project winner in the Bridge/Tunnel category.
- Damietta Steel Bridge Transformation, located in Damietta, Egypt. Presented by The Arab Contractors (Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.). It is also the winner of the Best Project in the Renovation/Restoration category.
- Rookwood Weir, located near Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. Presented by GHD, it is also a winner of Best Project in the Road/Highway category.
This year, everyone around the world has the opportunity to celebrate these global construction successes at ENR’s virtual Global Best Projects Awards presentation at no cost. on December 19.
For more information about the event, visit www.enr.com/global-best-projects and register for free. click here
In addition, all winning projects will be highlighted in more detail in the December 16 issue of ENR.
