Tunnel Fire Control Dampers

Heslach Tunnel in Stuttgart/D

The ADAC complains about it, many motorists object to it, it’s an unacceptable situation for fire services – many transport tunnels in Europe fail to comply with the latest state of the art and can become death traps in the event of fire. This cetainly does not apply to the Heslach Tunnel in Stuttgart/D. Some 50,000 vehicles including around 2,500 trucks pass through the tunnel, part of the federal highway B14, every day. This makes the 2,300 m long tunnel, with the added feature of an intersection with additional access at its centre, one of the main traffic arteries of the Baden-Württemberg...

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