Integrated approach to road tunnel safety

This report proposes an integrated approach to road tunnel safety, which has been developed in co-operation with the European research projects SafeT and UPTUN. General principles and current perspectives on road tunnel safety are summarised, including practical tunnel project experience. An international survey through PIARC C3.3 members was carried out. An overview is given of current best practice in various countries.

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  http://publications.piarc.org/ressources/publications_files/4/2020,2007R07-WEB.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  World Road Association (PIARC). Technical Committee on Rural Roads and Earthworks (D.4)

  Paris,   France 

  World Road Association (PIARC). Technical Committee on Road Tunnel Operation (C3.3)

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• Publication Date: 2007

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 169p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Emergencies; Highway safety; Highway traffic control; Infrastructure; Project management; Tunnels
• Uncontrolled Terms: International comparison; Road safety (engineering and vehicles)
• ATRI Terms: Design; Emergency; Infrastructure; International comparison; Project management; Road safety; Traffic control; Tunnel
• Subject Areas: Design;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01387311
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 2840601958
• Report/Paper Numbers: 2007R07
• Files: ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 22 2012 10:19PM