Lemminkäinen on voittanut kansainvälisessä ITA Tunneling Awards 2017 -kilpailussa alle 50 miljoonan euron arvoisten tunneliurakoiden sarjan. Palkinnon sai Fjærland-projektimme Norjassa, ainoana pohjoismaalaisena tunneliprojektina.
Palkitut eri sarjoissa ovat:
- Major Project of the Year (over 500M€): Doha Metro – Qatar
- Tunnelling project of the year (50-500M€): MTR Shatin to Central Link (SCL) – Hong Kong, China
- Project of the year – up to 50M€: Fjærland Hydropower Plants – Norway
- Technical Project Innovation of the Year: Construction of bifurcation section of underground expressway – Japan
- Technical Product/Equipment Innovation of the year: Strength monitoring using thermal imaging – United Kingdom
- Sustainability Initiative of the Year: Anacostia River Tunnel Project – USA
- Safety Initiative of the Year: Telemach Cutterhead disc robotic changing system – Hong Kong, China
- Innovative Underground Space Concept of the Year: Cavern Master Plan – Hong-Kong, China
- Young Tunneller of the Year: Tobias Andersson – Norway
- The Lifetime Achievement Award: Prof. Einar Broch