Abstract:

Qinling Zhongnanshan tunnel is a worldclass superlong highway tunnel. Monitoring department, maintenance department, safety inspection department, fire fighting department, road administration department and onduty department are established for the operation management of Zhongnanshan tunnel. The responsibilities and staff allocations of these departments are presented in detail. The management concept, emergency response modes, safety promotion methods and energysaving measures of the tunnel are expounded. Since the tunnel was put into operation, only one fire incident has occurred. The detection and treatment of the fire incident are described. It is verified that the fire fighting system is reliable and the departments established are necessary. The paper can be served as reference for similar works in the future.

Key words: super long highway tunnel, operation management technology, monitoring, fire fighting