Incident Handling in Complex Motorway Tunnels, Stockholm The Presentation Workshop in Hannover, October 23, 2003 Background Contribution from the Regional Project VIKING Incident & Emergency in context of Traffic Management Some examples Alf Peterson Swedish National Road Administration alf.peterson@vv.se Conclusions 1 2
PDFMAILER.DE The Motorway Tunnel Södra Länken Road Network Stockholm E4 E18 Length 6 km; 17 km tunnel, incl. on-, offramps E18 The TERN Network 15 access and exit points New tunnel links The first tunnel link To be open Oct. 2004 Installations for tunnel safety E4 3 Trough Urban Area s 4 Traffic Management Installations Basic Installations
Tunnel safety: a total concept Fully integrated management systems in tunnels and on surface for Monitoring: Traffic flow Incidents Presence of dangerous goods Traffic management Incident management Emergency management 5 6
Some essential tools Vägassistans a co-operation operation between SNRA, city of Stockholm police Essential tool Stockholm Firebrigade, EC LKC 7 8
PDFMAILER.DE Essential tool Essential tool Emergency situations 9 Emergency exit Evacuate tunnel Stop engine on every 100 150m: Safety procedures - emergency telephone, (only in tunnels) - CCTV - fire-extinguisher - loud-speaker Depends on... - Tunnel closed at entrances - Drivers in- and outside tunnel re-routed - Emergency team - Ventilation - Dangerous goods 10
PDFMAILER.DE Essential tool Essential tool Dynamic re-routing of traffic Incident detection Monitoring of Slow moving vehicles Stoped vehicles Unwanted pedestrians on road/in tunnel 11 12
Safety - Incident and Emergency Handling A co-operation between technique and institutional work Who needs to co-operate? Responsibilities and Roles, laws Routines for each partner to co-ordinate Measure plans (incl. Phone, fax, mail, M2M,) 12 000 10 000 8 000 6 000 Specified for 1999 77 % flammable chemicals, sensitive for spontaneous combustion Explosiva ämnen och föremål Komprimerade, kondenserade eller under tryck lösta gaser Brandfarliga vätskor Brandfarliga fasta ämnen Training together Dangerous goods Routines in case of. Tracking DGV 4 000 2 000 0 Oxiderande ämnen Frätande ämnen Övriga farliga ämnen och föremål Dangerous goods transport in Sweden (1000 tons) Source: SIKA/SCB 1999 13 14
An example An example From traveler Obstacles in tunnel Routines Severe disruption Incidents or accidents Queueing up, fast Slow resolving of problem and traffic Emissions primary/secondary accidents: Quick Reaction! 15 16
Routines Who does what and how to do things Fire in tunnel together Tunnel safety: a conlusion 112 from drivers Stockholm Firebrigade, EC VMS-signs Internet RDS/TMC Service Provider Send lists Fully integrated management systems in tunnels and on surface for Monitoring: Traffic flow Incidents Presence of dangerous goods Traffic management Incident management Emergency management LKC 17 18
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