Trans-European Road Network

The expected safety level is defined by European and national regulations and guidelines, e.g. the EU directive on minimum safety level for tunnels in the trans-European road network (EP 2004) and the Norwegian national guidelines (NPRA 2006). The above-mentioned regulations do apply to both new and existing tunnels with the intention to secure... 

European Parliament (EP). 2004. Directive 2004/54/EC of the European parliament and of the council of 29 April 2004 on minimum safely requirements for tuimels in the trans-European road network. 

The Council of the European Union, 2004, DIRECTIVE 2004/54/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 29 April 2004 on minimum safely requirements for tunnels in the Trans-European Road Network . 

A European Directive currently being finalised is intended to formalise the Road Safety Audit process throughout Europe and will include training and qualifications for auditors. The Directive will mean that all member states will have to adopt, into their own legislation, methods to carry out road safety engineering work including Road Safety Audits on the Trans European Road Network. The Directive will also recommend the adoption of these methods on all other roads in the member states. 

The EU Directive on Road Infrastructure Safety Management, published in 2008, requires aU EU member states to carry out Road Safety Audits on projects on the Trans-European Road Network (TERN). This has led many European coimtries to devise appropriate procedures, to introduce training schemes for Road Safety Auditors and to carry out Road Safety Audits on their highway improvement schemes. 

The European Directive on Road Infrastructure Safety Management (EU, 2008) requires that all EU member states not only undertake Road Safety Audits on new road schemes but also engage in three other road safety engineering functions on the Trans-European Road Network ... 

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