The Opening Ceremony on Monday, 18 May officially marked the start of ITA World Tunnel Congress 2026.

A key highlight of the ceremony was the prestigious Muir Wood Lecture, delivered by Remo Grandori, nominated by the Italian Tunnelling Society and selected by the ITA Executive Council.

His lecture focused on the role of tunnel boring machines (TBMs) in large-scale underground construction, exploring key challenges, innovations and logistics shaping major projects worldwide.

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