Tunnel safety need not be boring: ITS technology can do a great deal to improve tunnel safety, as Colin Sowman discovers

摘要

It was back in April 2004 that the European Parliament adopted the EU Directive which lays down the Minimum Safety Requirements for Tunnels in the Trans-European Road Network (2004/54/EC). This was the first unitary legislation setting minimum safety standards for European road tunnels and was designed to harmonise the management of tunnel safety at a national level. Operators of existing tunnels have until 30 April 2014 to meet the regulations although in exceptional cases they may be given a further five years to comply.