Commercial sites are listed for informational purposes. Presence on this page does not constitute an endorsement by The Center for Infrastructure Expertise.

American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)
The U.S. transportation construction industry's representative in Washington, D.C. Its mission: advocating strong federal investment in the nation's transportation infrastructure to meet public demand for a safe and efficient business transportation network. Monitors construction projects, including tunnels and bridges.

Antiterrorism Tunnel Security
Commercial site providing tunnel security products.

Deutsche Montan Technologies GmbH
DMT consults in all matters related to safety during the construction and operation of tunnel installations, including fire testing and safety.

Development of Tunnel Management System Guide
Transportation Research Board Research in Progress. The activities of this Civil Infrastructure Initiative involve research and evaluations of tunnel design and construction technologies, and documentation of lessons learned from a variety of tunneling projects domestically as well as internationally.

European Safe Tunnel Project
Registration required to view projects.

Norwegian Tunnel Technology
A registered company, directed by the Norwegian Tunnel Society, and sponsored by a number of prominent Norwegian companies involved in tunnelling technology, provides information on tunnel engineering products and research.

Surface Transportation Infrastructure Security Center
SAIC provides comprehensive support for surface transportation infrastructure security to a variety of clients, including the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), various State Departments of Transportation (DOTs), and a variety of transportation associations including the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO), the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) and the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP).

Tunnel Management International
The factors dealt with within Tunnel Management International are wide-ranging and include Planning, Design, Risk Assessment & Management, Project Management, Fire Engineering, Environmental Issues, Safety, Communications, Traffic Control & Instrumentation, Incident Detection & Management, Security and Maintenance.

Tunneling Contractors
KellySearch results for tunnel contractors in North America.

TunnelBuilder
Monitors and reports activity on nearly 1,000 projects in more than 100 countries. For new of the tunnelling industry, see TunnelBuilder News Service.

TunnelingOnline
The online version of Tunnel Business Magazine, covering the North American tunneling business. Includes articles, news, buyer's guide, even calendar, and more.

Underground Research Laboratory
Operated by Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd (AECL), a branch of Ontario Hydro. The purpose of the URL is to study the feasibility of safe disposal of nuclear fuel in a stable excavation in a low permeability rock mass. May have some relevance to tunneling.

U.S. Federal Transit Authority Safety & Security Publications
Links to publications on transit safety, security, and emergency topics.

Voith Howden
Voith Howden is a specialist supplier of mine and tunnel ventilation systems.

World of Tunnels
Personal page of "Mr. Tunnel" with useful information and links.

World's Longest Tunnels Page
Links and statistics to tunnel sites (for informational purposes, some of the links might provide contacts).

Articles

The Big Dig's Big Dig
Article from Civil Engineering Magazine on Boston’s Central Artery/Tunnel Project.

San Francisco's BART Police Department Mapping Software
Mapping technology, homeland security and public safety initiatives.

Events

4th International Symposium on Tunnel Safety and Security

North American Tunneling Conference (April 2004)

International Symposium on Tunnel Safety and Security (November 2004)

12th Australian Tunnelling Conference 2005

World Tunnel Congress (May 2005)

FIT (European Thematic Network on Fire in Tunnels) maintains a calendar of tunnel-related Events. Tunnel Management International also maintains an online Conference calendar.

International Tunnelling Association maintains a Calendar of events.

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