Road Tunnel Lighting Guide

John Rands CEng MILP

Yerevan, Armenia, 20 April 2016

Ministry of Nature Protection of RA

 Contents Overview
Road Tunnels - Overview
Styles Of Tunnel Lighting
Current Practice
Road Tunnel Lighting Design & Performance
Short Tunnels
Materials & Installation
Summary Of Recommendations
Risk Assessment

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Running Hours

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 Initial Design Requirement
Prior to embarking on a lighting design or a lighting design specification
for a road tunnel the following criteria will be required to be established:
Structural details of the tunnel.
Design / speed limit of approach road(s).
Stopping Distance (m)
Tunnel Class based on:
Traffic Flow Rate
Traffic Mix
Access Zone Luminance L20 (cd/m2)
K factor value based on Tunnel Class & Speed Limit
Threshold Zone Luminance based on L20 x K (cd/m2)
Total Threshold Zone Length = Stopping distance (m)
Interior Zone Luminance based on Tunnel Class & Speed Limit (cd/m2)
Exit Zone Luminance = 5 x Interior Luminance (cd/m2)
Exit Zone Length (m)
Road Surface Category (R1, C2 etc.)
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Design and Performance Requirements (1)

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Design and Performance Requirements (2)

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Entrance Zone Performance Requirements

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 Conclusions per Evaluations
where LTP < 20%, artificial daytime lighting should always be provided;
where LTP > 80%, artificial daytime lighting is generally not needed;
where LTP is between 20% & 80%, the following additional process should be
followed to determine if daytime lighting is needed

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Devices and Tools (1)

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Devices and Tools (2)
Alternative Control

Guidance Lighting

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 Bibliography
CIE: CIE 88:2004 2nd Edition, International
Commission on Illumination
Guide for the lighting of road tunnels and
underpasses
BSI: BS 5489-2:2003+A1:2008
Code of practice for the design of road lighting
Lighting of Tunnels
CEN: CR 14380: 2003 (Technical Report)
Lighting applications Tunnel lighting
MCHW: Mechanical, electrical and
communications work for road tunnels
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