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	Fréjus Road Tunnel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Fréjus Tunnel is a road tunnel between Lyon, France and Turin, Italy mainly constructerd by the Italian engineer Germain Sommeiller.
		The tunnel is 13 kilometers (8 miles) long.
		It is one of the major trans-Alpine transport routes between France and Italy being used for 80% of the commercial roadway traffic.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Frejus_Tunnel (146 words)

	FrÃ©jus on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Tunnel du FrÃ©jus: dÃ©but de l'enquÃªte judiciaire et des expertises
		Fermeture du FrÃ©jus :"relative fluiditÃ©" au tunnel du Mont-Blanc
		L'entrÃ©e du tunnel du FrÃ©jus lors d'un exercice de secours Les comptes de la SociÃ©tÃ© franÃ§aise du tunnel routier du FrÃ©jus.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/f/frejus.asp (1105 words)

	Alpine tunnel remains shut (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The deadly blaze in the Frejus tunnel, which broke out on Saturday, immediately brought to mind the massive inferno that raged through the Mont Blanc tunnel, another Alpine road link, in 1999, killing 39 people.
		Michel Bouvard, a parliamentary deputy from the region, warned that the closure of the Frejus tunnel would spark serious truck traffic problems in the area, forcing most lorries to use the Mont Blanc tunnel to reach Italy.
		The Frejus tunnel was opened to road traffic in 1980 but has come under increasing strain in recent years due to the growing amount of trans-Alpine traffic.
	www.news24.com /News24/World/News/0,,2-10-1462_1716533,00.html (499 words)

	Intelligent system offers safer tunnel traffic for Europe
		SAFE TUNNEL is expected to contribute to the development of a future tunnel management concept for intelligent vehicles and intelligent infrastructures to improve driver safety.
		The objective was to introduce measures to reduce the number of HGV incidents in the European tunnels by 40 per cent within 10 years and cut the frequency of fires by 50 per cent in tunnels within six years.
		A stretch of A32, the Frejus Tunnel motorway, from Susa to Oulx was chosen, involving three long tunnels.
	www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2005-08/ir-iso080405.php (683 words)

	RTE News - One dead after Frejus tunnel fire
		Firefighters had pulled several people suffering from smoke inhalation out of the tunnel, which was closed to traffic.
		Eighteen people escaped from the French side of the tunnel, with six of those treated for smoke inhalation.
		The tunnel was completed in 1870 but has come under increasing strain in handling the growing amount of trans-Alpine traffic.
	www.rte.ie /news/2005/0604/tunnel.html (167 words)

	Italy-France Tunnel Fire Leaves Two Dead \| American International Automobile Dealers \| (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Traffic through the eight-mile-long tunnel was halted as firefighters rushed into the passage, the national highway information center said.
		Authorities said the tunnel was fully evacuated, with only firefighters inside putting out the remnants of the blaze.
		The Frejus tunnel has safety zones every 300 yards, and its fire alarm systems were renovated after the Mont Blanc tunnel fire.
	www.aiada.org /article.asp?id=41389 (457 words)

	Fire in France-Italy tunnel kills 2 - Breaking News - World - Breaking News
		As many as 20 people suffering from smoke intoxication had been rescued from the tunnel and their lives were not in danger, Italian news agency ANSA said.
		Italian police said the Frejus fire was not on the same scale as the Mont Blanc disaster.
		The Frejus tunnel is the major road connection between Lyon and Turin, and runs close to the site of the 2006 Winter Olympics in the Italian Alps.
	www.theage.com.au /news/World/Fire-in-FranceItaly-tunnel-kills-2/2005/06/05/1117910173158.html (383 words)

	Frejus tunnel reopens 08-08-05
		The Frejus tunnel between France and Italy has reopened two months after the fire, which killed two people.
		Cars, motorbikes and small vans can use the Alpine tunnel normally but heavy goods vehicles are limited to travelling in one direction only, alternating each hour, until August 23.
		The reopening of the tunnel is good news for lorry drivers, who have had to use the Mont Blanc tunnel for the past two months.
	www.irishtrucker.com /news/2005/august/08080510.asp (134 words)

	Long Island Press: Long Island Newspaper, News, Entertainment, Real Estate, Classifieds, Automotive, Weddings, Business ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The fire, on Saturday, occurred in the Frejus tunnel that cuts under the Alps just 160 km (100 miles) south of the Mont Blanc tunnel where 39 people died six years ago in another fire.
		Fire fighters at Frejus took seven hours to extinguish the blaze in the 13-km (8-mile) tunnel and officials said it would not be opened until they were sure there was no risk of the walls or ceiling collapsing as a result of the searing heat.
		The Frejus tunnel, one of the main road links between France and Italy, connects Lyon and Turin, and runs close to the site of the 2006 Winter Olympics in the Italian Alps.
	www.longislandpress.com /dsdsmultimedia/3_ds_83683.php?show=contact (529 words)

	Archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The road tunnel of Fréjus (Savoy), between France and Italy, reopens on Thursday, August 4th in the traffic, two months after a fire which made two deaths and pulled(entailed) a difficult lock for the road hauliers and the inhabitants of the valley of Chamonix, in High Savoy.
		The tunnel of Fréjus had been equipped with new systems of safety(security), after the fire of the tunnel of Mont Blanc, which had made 39 deaths on March 24th, 1999.
		It was necessary to clean the tunnel, to redo a part(party) of the road, to strengthen the vault, to replace the equipments of safety(security), totally destroyed(annulled) on the 400 metres of the zone of the fire, which raged during several hours.
	nouvelobs.reverso.net /url/obsResult.asp?directions=65544&template=Default&autotranslate=1&url=http://permanent.nouvelobs.com/societe/20050803.OBS5328.html (950 words)

	thisfrenchlife.com: Frejus tunnel re-opens
		THE Frejus tunnel that links France and Italy, which was badly damaged by fire two months ago, will re-open later this week.
		The tunnel will be open to small vehicles at first with alternating times for larger trucks, vehicles carrying dangerous substances will be barred for the month of August.
		The Frejus tunnel runs between Modane (Savoie-France) and Bardonecchia (Piemont-Italy) for a length of 13 kilometres.
	www.thisfrenchlife.com /thisfrenchlife/2005/08/frejus_tunnel_r.html (402 words)

	Two killed by Alpine tunnel fire - Unexplained Mysteries Discussion Forums
		Several vehicles were burnt in the Frejus Tunnel fire believed to have started in a lorry carrying tyres.
		those tunnels are deadly traps, however the installation of safe rooms in which to take shelter in case of fire saved many lives.
		the Frejus tunnel, as also the Mont Blanc tunnel, bear the sign of their age, having been completed in the '50.
	www.unexplained-mysteries.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=42402 (454 words)

	AP Worldstream: Traffic restrictions eased in Frejus tunnel linking France and Italy@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Italy and France agreed to ease traffic restrictions through the Frejus tunnel linking the two countries, two months after a deadly fire forced its closure.
		Starting Tuesday, the tunnel will be open to all vehicle except trucks carrying hazardous cargo, Italy's Transport Ministry said.
		Authorities had reopened the Frejus tunnel Aug. 4,...
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:112395043&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (185 words)

	CNN.com - Criminal probe into fatal tunnel fire - Jun 5, 2005
		The Frejus tunnel is a major thoroughfare linking the French city of Lyon with Turin, Italy, accounting for four-fifths of commercial roadway traffic between the countries, AP said.
		He said security had been increased in the Frejus tunnel after the Mont Blanc tunnel fire, but "it can be increased" further.
		While French authorities said it was too early to tell whether the tunnel would remain shut down through the Winter Olympics in Turin next February, Lunardi was hopeful it would reopen soon, AP reported.
	www.cnn.com /rssclick/2005/WORLD/europe/06/05/tunnel.fire?section=cnn_topstories (572 words)

	Geodata SynArc application: the Frejus tunnel
		After the closure of the Mont Blanc tunnel, the Frejus tunnel is currently the only alpine motorway connection with France.
		The research campaigns and the monitoring of deformation tensions of the lining and of the rocky mass have brought to the identification of the critical stretches and the implementation of safety interventions.
		The map of lineation intensity takes on the meaning of a spatial characterization of the probability of occurrence of the deformation event, which by all means represents a spatial estimate of danger, according to the definition given by Hartlen and Vlborg (1988).
	www.geodata.it /english/innovazione/synarc/frejus.html (351 words)

	Fire in the Frejus Tunnel :: global ski club, ski discussion forum, snowboard snow board.
		Two drivers were killed on Saturday as fire swept though the Frejus Tunnel, with temperatures high enough to melt some of the road's tarmac.
		The Frejus tunnel is a major thoroughfare linking the French city of Lyon with Turin in Italy and carries four-fifths of commercial roadway traffic between the countries.
		The tunnel is due to reopen on 4 August....at least that's my schoolgirl understanding of this report on France2 http://info.france2.fr/france/12602714-fr.php cars, motobikes and light goods only for the time being.
	snowheads.com /phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=7086 (2368 words)

	eircom net Ireland-International / Irish news headlines from leading Irish newspapers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The fire, on Saturday, occurred in the Frejus tunnel that cuts under the Alps just 160 km (100 miles) south of the Mont Blanc tunnel where 39 people died six years ago in another fire.
		Fire fighters at Frejus took seven hours to extinguish the blaze in the 13-km (8-mile) tunnel and officials said it would not be opened until they were sure there was no risk of the walls or ceiling collapsing as a result of the searing heat.
		The Frejus tunnel, one of the main road links between France and Italy, connects Lyon and Turin, and runs close to the site of the 2006 Winter Olympics in the Italian Alps. Some 2 million vehicles use the route each year.
	home.eircom.net /content/reuters/worldnews/5687943?view=Eircomnet (573 words)

	Facts on Frejus tunnel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Traffic in the tunnel has more than doubled since the Mont Blanc tunnel was closed following the devastating fire which left 39 people dead in 1999.
		When the Mont Blanc tunnel re-opened after work in 2002, it had no noticeable effect on traffic through the Frejus tunnel, which is estimated at around 5,800 trucks a day in both directions, having reached a peak of 6,500 a day.
		Trucks are not allowed to exceed a speed limit of 70 kilometres (40 miles) per hour and there must be a minimum distance of 120 metres (yards) between two trucks when they are moving, or 100 metres (yards) when they are stationary.
	www.ttc.org /cgi-binloc/searchTTC.cgi?displayZop+24707 (345 words)

	Tunnels (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The St.Gottard tunnel length in miles is 9.3 and the length in km is 15.0.
		The Hoosac Tunnel was the longest Tunnel in North America, from 1873 to 1916.
		Do you know what a tunnel is? A tunnel is like a cylinder, but with a straight line underneath the cylinder.
	www.nisd.net /ward/Staff/gt_page/gt_research/amber_4/Tunnels.html (853 words)

	KUTV: Tunnel Closed Through Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Frejus tunnel is a major thoroughfare linking the French city of Lyon with Turin, Italy, accounting for four-fifths of commercial roadway traffic between the countries.
		He added that security was boosted in the tunnel after a 1999 Mont Blanc tunnel fire, but "it can be increased" further.
		Lunardi said the Frejus tunnel would be reopened as soon as possible.
	kutv.com /topstories/topstories_story_156141756.html (686 words)

	At Least Two People Were Killed Yes Frejus Tunnelerday When A (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The thieves built a 13-foot deep, 262-foot-long tunnel from a house near the bank to the vault, federal police said in a statement.
		With four tunnels and a center hide-a-way pouch, there are plenty of areas for your ferret to explore and curl up and take a nap when playtime is over.
		Game Tunnel's four judges voted Starscape number one out of the ten nominees and Starscape also won the reader's poll.Read the full story hereWe were really happy just to be nominated alongside some of this year's classics such as Alien Shooter and Samurai.
	frejustunnel.setstunnel.com (1529 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Europe \| Two killed by Alpine tunnel fire
		The Frejus tunnel - one of the main transport arteries across the Alps, linking Lyon and Turin - was closed at 1845 (1645 GMT), French police said.
		The fire is the latest to break out in one of Europe's Alpine road tunnels in recent years.
		The worst was in 1999, when an inferno raged in the nearby Mont Blanc tunnel for two days, reaching temperatures of 1,000C (1,800F) and killing at least 39 people.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/europe/4610559.stm (231 words)

	Archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The judge indicated(appointed) to lead the instruction, Cyril Guyat, should confirm in their mission the experts fire and heavy goods vehicles which were indicated(appointed) by the prosecutor and to free(deliver) a rogatory commission so that they pursue their inquiry.
		The investigations will notably have to determine if the fire was a sudden fire or if he would have been able to be discovered in the entrance(entry) of the tunnel.
		Besides, the autopsy of two young Slovak found dead after the fire must be made today, to determine the conditions exact of their death(dead man).
	nouvelobs.reverso.net /url/obsResult.asp?directions=65544&template=Default&autotranslate=1&url=http://permanent.nouvelobs.com/societe/20050608.OBS9314.html (521 words)

	ABS-CBN Interactive
		Smoke poured from the Italian entrance to the 13-km (8-mile) tunnel after the truck burst into flames, the searing heat preventing rescuers from reaching the site of the blaze.
		But rescue workers were struggling to put out the fire, which spread to two more trucks, and one kilometer of the tunnel remained unreachable because of thick fl smoke, Fabi said.
		The incident comes six years after 39 people were killed in a fire in the Mont Blanc tunnel, about 100 km (60 miles) north of Frejus.
	www.abs-cbnnews.com /storypage.aspx?StoryID=7099 (664 words)

	AngolaPress - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Frejus tunnel will remain closed for months after a massive blaze that killed two Slovenian truck drivers, authorities said.
		We` ll be counting that time in months, rather than weeks," said Gilbert Santel, president of the company that runs the French side of the tunnel.
		On Saturday, a truck transporting tires from France caught fire about halfway through the 13-kilometer (eight-mile) Frejus tunnel linking Modane on the French side with the Italian town of Bardonecchia.
	www.angolapress-angop.ao /noticia-e.asp?ID=346673 (312 words)

	Frejus tunnel should reopen in 2-3 month (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Frejus tunnel should reopen in 2-3 months: Italian minister
		Frejus tunnel linking France and Italy to open late August: ministers
		MONT BLANC TUNNEL TO REOPEN IN AUTUMN 2000
	www.ttc.org /cgi-binloc/searchTTC.cgi?zopstory+24749 (369 words)

	MySnowSports.com » News » The Fréjus Tunnel To Reopen Before The End Of August?
		The Fréjus road tunnel, closed since June 4th following the fire that resulted in two deaths, is to reopen before the end of August.
		According to an unnamed source at the Tunnel’s management company, an operational base for the fire services, to be located in the middle of the Tunnel (as in the Mont-Blanc Tunnel in Chamonix) is under consideration.
		ATMB (the Mont-Blanc Tunnel Autoroute company) confirmed on Thursday that two-thirds of the Fréjus Tunnel traffic (ranging from 3,600 to 5,500 passages daily) had transferred to the Mont-Blanc route, resulting in a virtual tripling of tunnel usage.
	www.mysnowsports.com /main_cpg/News/article/sid=73.html (688 words)

	The Italian Job 2003 Weblog - The Frejus Tunnel Incident
		When we got near the tunnel - things started going pear shaped - a fantastic day of covering over 300 miles suddenly turned nasty when we started heading up into the alps.
		We had to put her pemanently in 3rd gear just to get up, but when we got to the top, she was really overheating.
		Are you sure you're not in the Mersey Tunnel and that's not Liverpool in front of you - I'll put the kettle on - you'll need a cup of tea before you do the next 30 mile leg.
	www.italianjob2003.co.uk /post25.html (496 words)

	IRU - Press release : Fréjus fire again underlines need for twin tube tunnels on strategic economic axes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Italian Industry Association Confindustria estimated the cost of the closure of the Mt Blanc road tunnel 1999-2002 at EUR 500 million per year, for the Italian economy alone.
		To maximise road safety and economic security, the IRU therefore repeats its call to governments to implement the recommendation of the United Nations Tunnel Safety Report, approved on 17 January 2002, which calls for twin tube tunnels on major road axes.
		Both the UN Report and the EU Directive call for the same number of lanes to be maintained inside and outside the tunnel, whereas the single-tube, two-lane Fréjus tunnel connects four-lane motorways on both the French and Italian sides.
	www.iru.org /RoadNews/Entries/792.E.html (324 words)

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