Risk and Incidents Assessment in Slovak Road Tunnels

Tunnels are specific engineering structures, which are constructed in order to shorten transport routes and improve road safety. Therefore, safe operation of tunnel is very important. Tunnel Traffic & Operation Simulator of the University of Žilina in combination with unique softwares allows a research of the possible operating conditions during a normal service and model emergency situations. Risk analysis of road tunnels is in Slovakia managed by technical specifications TP 041 (TP 02/2011) “Risk analysis for Slovak road tunnels” where is defined precise methodology of risk analysis with regard to safety of road tunnels users. This technical specifications, based on the Austrian tunnel risk analysis model TuRisMo, defines and explaines exactly a risk model to calculate risk in road tunnels.