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Sustainability in Road Tunnels: Updating the Guide to Road Tunnels
AP-T364-22
11 Apr 2022
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This report documents a project undertaken to investigate the issues associated with managing the planning, construction, operation and maintenance of road tunnels in a sustainable manner. The results of the investigation informed an update to all…
Webinar: Perceptual Countermeasure Treatments to Reduce Crash Risks in Tunnels
WEB-R668-22
29 Mar 2022
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Road tunnels are major pieces of infrastructure across the road network, and the number of tunnels is expected to increase in the coming years. Although they are relatively safe, a significant number of crashes occur on the approaches to and within…
Use of Perceptual Countermeasure Treatments to Reduce Crash Risks in Tunnels
AP-R668-22
17 Feb 2022
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This report evaluates selected low-cost perceptual countermeasure (PCM) treatments in tunnel environments. PCM treatments are used to reduce crash risk by improving driver speed behaviour, alertness and lane discipline within tunnels. Two key…
Webinar: Guide to Road Tunnels Part 2 Update: Rationalising Network Signage for Over-height Vehicles
WEB-T360-21
2 Dec 2021
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A recently completed project has recommended changes to the Austroads Guide to Road Tunnels Part 2: Planning, Design and Commissioning to provide guidance on rationalising road signs on the approaches to tunnels, to divert over-height and dangerous…
Webinar: Dangerous Goods in Tunnels
WEB-R590-19
12 Sep 2019
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This webinar, presented on 12 September 2019, provides an overview of an Austroads project that examined the passage of dangerous good through Australasian road tunnels, and continuing studies on this topic.
Dangerous Goods in Tunnels: Application and Methodology
AP-R590-19
13 Jun 2019
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This report provides a standardised assessment method to mitigate the criticism of the transport of dangerous goods through road tunnels and provide greater transparency of the decisions reached. The transport of dangerous goods is critical to…
Dangerous Goods in Tunnels: Literature Review
AP-R589-19
13 Jun 2019
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This report documents the results of an extensive literature review examining the transport of dangerous goods in road tunnels. It includes international and local studies and methodologies, trial reports, and media. The transport of dangerous goods…
Fire Incident and Fire Safety Operational Data for Major Australian Road Tunnels
AP-T341-19
19 Mar 2019
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This report sets out the process though which fire incident and fire safety operational information was collected for eleven major road tunnels in Australia. This tunnel data set are the major tunnels in Australia as defined by physical…
Webinar: Suggested Good Practice for Road Tunnel Emergency Egress Signage
WEB-R583-18
9 Nov 2018
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This webinar, presented on 9 November 2018, provides an overview of an Austroads study to develop suggested good practice for a consistent, efficient and safe approach to emergency egress signage within Australasian road tunnels.
Suggested Good Practice for Road Tunnel Emergency Egress Signage
AP-R583-18
24 Sep 2018
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This report provides guidance on consistent, efficient and safe design of emergency egress signage and operations in road tunnels. While there are Australian Standards relating to emergency egress signage, these were not originally intended for use…
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