SAFETY PLAN The most modern safety standards Central tunnel Exhaust extraction cross-tunnel Connecting tunnels towards Fortezza towards Innsbruck 470 m Each of the emergency stops is about 500 m long and linked to the central tunnel every 90 m via connecting tunnels. They include exhaust extraction cross-tunnels, which are staggered by 45 metres with respect to the connecting tunnels, thus also at 90-metre intervals. The central tunnel has a sub-ceiling which divides it in a lower and an upper half. In case of an accident (e.g. fire), the gases and fumes will be extracted through the upper part, and fresh air is blown into the safe areas below. The two main tunnels in the Brenner Base Tunnel system are connected by cross-tunnels every 333 metres. These cross- tunnels, or bypasses, can be used in an emergency as escape routes. European safety standards provide for emergency stops at 20-km intervals for tunnel structures such as the BBT. There are three in the BBT, One is located south of Innsbruck (below Igls/Patsch), one is below St. Jodok and the third lies below the town of Trens. Tulfes Emergency stop Innsbruck Fortezza Emergency stop St. Jodok Emergency stop Trens Innsbruck 21 BRENNER BASE TUNNEL
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