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2009 in retrospect

At the year's end, we take a look back at the state of the industry for the past 12 months to:

Celebrate the successes:
• Norway opens its 28th undersea road tunnel
• No 7 Line TBM hole through in Manhattan
• Gotthard Baseline more than 91% of 152km done
• First use of an embedded PVC liner on segments
• Rosedale outfall tunnel breakthrough in Auckland
Reflect on lessons learned:
• Cologne collapse that killed two
• Cairo and Brightwater sinkholes
• Beacon Hill voids and Albania tunnel downfall
Congratulate award winners:
• Dick Robbins - Benjamin Franklin Medal
• Martin Herrenknecht - Hall of Fame and Moles
Remember:
• Sir Alan Muir Wood, Dan Eisenstein, Tor Brekke
And look forward to a prosperous New Year!
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