Towards more Sustainable Road Tunnels in Australia and New Zealand: Recommendations for Practitioners

Sustainability is important for many reasons, but fundamentally it is not about what we should do for the environment, it is something we …

N°396 (1st quarter 2023)

Tunnel Design for Improving the Environmental Conditions in the Surrounding Area

Society has an ever-growing awareness of the environmental conditions that should be preserved during any actions and the need to establish …

N°396 (1st quarter 2023)

Tunnels of the Future - 2030 Objective

N°396 (1st quarter 2023)

Enhancing Resilience of Tunnels with the Integration of Monitoring Data into the BIM Platform

In recent years, infrastructure monitoring has benefited greatly from rapid advances in sensor and data processing technology, as well as …

N°389 (2nd quarter 2021)

The Use of Public Address Systems in Road Tunnels

Following the publication of PIARC's report "Improving Safety in Road Tunnels through Real-time Communication with Users" which identifies …

N°380 (1st quarter 2019)

Air Velocities Permitted in Road Tunnels and Other Requirements for a Safe Escape Route in Case of Fire

Providing a safe escape route in case of fire is a key factor for road tunnel safety. In the Netherlands, road tunnels are usually equipped …

N°378 (3rd quarter 2018)

Alternative Fuels and the Future of Road Tunnels and Road Tunnel Design

Two technological advances will fundamentally alter safety design considerations and operations of road tunnels. The first, alternative …

N°378 (3rd quarter 2018)

LeanTech: How to Reduce the Ever-Increasing Equipment in Modern Road Tunnels ?

In recent years, the ever-increasing construction standard of road tunnels has led to a rapidly increasing workload for operation and …

N°378 (3rd quarter 2018)

LED Lighting in ASFINAG Road Tunnels

For a fairly long time, LED lighting has found its way into our lives. Though the use of LED lights was first limited to only a few niche …

N°378 (3rd quarter 2018)

Provision for Persons with Reduced Mobility During a Tunnel Incident

While an emergency in a congested, and potentially smoke-filled tunnel, might well present an able-bodied person with both physical and …

N°378 (3rd quarter 2018)