The Spanish Government has stated that one of its priority aims is to improve road safety, taking on board the EU commitment of cutting down the number of traffic accident fatalities by the 2010 horizon to 50% of the 2002figures and to 25%of this by 2020. This calls for energetic action on allthe factors affecting motoring safety and specifically road infrastructure. This report covers some of the most innovative and efficient initiatives to have been implemented in Spain over the past three years for improving the National Road Network. Efficient road operation is firmly linked to road safety improvement and particularly in respect of the operation of long tunnels involving heavy traffic densities. It was consequently decided to report on the latest advances in ventilation and fire suppression systems installed in the Madrid Calle 30 and Monrepos Tunnels, permitting rapidresponse to any emergency occurring inside these major tunnels. For the covering abstract see ITRD E139491.
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