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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.

Information sheet

  • Date: 2007
  • Author(s): Comité technique 3.3 Exploitation des tunnels routiers / Technical Committee 3.3 Road Tunnel Operation
  • Domain(s): Road Safety / Road Network Operations / Road Tunnel Operations
  • PIARC Ref.: 2007R07EN
  • ISBN: 2-84060-195-8
  • Number of pages: 170