REVIEW on RECENT grave accidents in LONG TUNNELs of HIGHWAY around the world FOR SAFETY FACILITY
Chou Yinte1,HsinYuanfa2,Chang Shihchung2
(1Construction and Design Division,Directorate General of Highways, Taipei) (2Contracting Section,Construction and Design Division,Directorate General of Highways, Taipei)
Abstract Recently,there are many long tunnels of highway being constructed in Taiwan. The most famous one is Pakuashan Tunnel (5 km in length) of Hanpao-Tsaotun route (76 provincial road) of East-West Expressway.Its safety facility is of great importance. The highway tunnel accidents around the world are analyzed to evaluate a feasible emergency measure. Some suggestion are provided for improve planning and design of safety facilities.