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Appendix C - Summary of Survey Questionnaire Responses
Pages 137-149

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From page 137...
... Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel -- WBL 5) Midtown tunnel 6)
From page 138...
... -- No PA DOT -- No MD (2 tunnels) -- No NY/NJ Port Authority -- Yes CO -- No WA DOT (2 tunnels)
From page 139...
... The quick response was the result of quarterly meetings between the fire department and the Authority to discuss response plans. NY/NJ Port Authority -- Coordination of multiple entities VA CBBT (2 tunnels)
From page 140...
... VA DOT (7 tunnels) -- State police or local responders PA DOT (2 tunnels)
From page 141...
... -- None NY/NJ Port Authority -- Equipped emergency response vehicle and towing vehicles VA CBBT (2 tunnels) -- Wreckers and fire trucks are at the end of each tunnel CA DOT (5 tunnels)
From page 142...
... PA DOT (1 tunnel) -- Nothing: fire department EMS response time under 10 minutes PA DOT (1 tunnel)
From page 143...
... PA DOT (2 tunnels) -- Please see info from AASHTO T-20 including the 2005 European Tunnel Scan and the 2009 Domestic Tunnel Scan CA DOT (3 tunnels)
From page 144...
... Swedish Road Administration: Sweden -- 8 MW Korea Expressway Corporation (280 tunnels) : South Korea -- 1 to 57 MW Ministère des transports du Québec (1 tunnel, 2 bores)
From page 145...
... : South Korea -- Average detection time: 2.2 min Average time to arrive at site: 8.7 min Ministère des transports du Québec (1 tunnel, 2 bores) : Canada -- 15 min Sydney Harbour Tunnel Company: Australia -- within 10 min 43.
From page 146...
... : South Korea -- Entrance suspension equipment, Lane control system, Variable messaging sign control by patrol car Ministère des transports du Québec (1 tunnel, 2 bores) : Canada -- ITS, detection, and communications equipment Sydney Harbour Tunnel Company: Australia -- Vigilance Waterscreen displaying a 7 × 4.5 m stop sign 53.
From page 147...
... Korea Expressway Corporation (1 tunnel) : South Korea -- Annual fire drill with fire department by manual, technical education, spot check, real fire case evaluation Ministère des transports du Québec (1 tunnel, 2 bores)
From page 148...
... : South Korea -- Keep critical velocity after completion of evacuation downstream of fire Ministère des transports du Québec (1 tunnel, 2 bores) : Canada -- Preprogrammed scenarios are operated and depend on the fire location, with regard to the camera seeing the fire Sydney Harbour Tunnel Company: Australia -- Preprogrammed for single fire, multiple fire, and congested tunnel.
From page 149...
... (Please check all that apply.) Tunnel ventilation -- 0 Fire suppression -- 0 Standpipes -- 1 Fire detection -- 0 Communication -- 0 Emergency lighting -- 0 Other (Please explain)


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