Aesthetic design in E4 The Stockholm bypass tunnels : the process of creating a safe, inviting and non-monotonous driving experience

E4 The Stockholm bypass will be a new road link west of Stockholm, connecting the southern and northern parts of the Stockholm county. It will be a new route for the European highway (E4) past the Swedish capital. It will be approximately 21 km in length, and just over 18 km of the 21 km are in tunnels. Research has shown that factors such as anxiety, boredom and impaired vigilance are considered common in long road tunnels. Tunnel design and illumination have the potential to influence driver behaviour positively but only as long as it does not take away the visual attention given to the driving task. Therefore, E4 The Stockholm bypass project has an aesthetic design program where architects and different specialists (e.g. lighting, Human Factors etc.) have worked together to create a tunnel that is both inviting and safe to drive. To make sure that these goals are achieved, the different designs of the tunnel aesthetics have been evaluated from a safety and Human Factors perspective using both driving simulators, virtual models and independent expert evaluators. This work has been ongoing for several years and this poster presents the process and outcomes of this work.

Language

  • English

Media Info

  • Pagination: pp 689-690
  • Monograph Title: Proceedings from the Ninth International Symposium on Tunnel Safety and Security, Munich, Germany, March 11-13, 2020

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 01845984
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
  • ISBN: 9789189049895
  • Files: ITRD, VTI
  • Created Date: May 20 2022 2:06PM