The eleventh tunnel test conducted for the EuroTAP tunnel safety programme (European Tunnel Assessment Programme) produced a sensational result: The 13 tubes tested scored only positive overall ratings. Not once did the experts have to show a "red card".
This year, the tunnel test conducted concentrated on just a few test objects. The reason for the narrow selection is rather pleasing: to meet the requirements of the 2004 EU Directive, construction work on an unprecedented scale is going on in European tunnels. And where building is in progress, testing does not make sense. Therefore, only 13 European tunnels were included in the 2009 test programme. Among them are four tunnels each in Switzerland, Germany and Spain and one in Croatia.
EuroTAP - The Future of Tunnel Testing
The eleventh tunnel test conducted for the EuroTAP tunnel safety programme (European Tunnel Assessment Programme) produced a sensational result: The 13 tubes tested scored only positive overall ratings. Not once did the experts have to show a "red card".
