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AUTO-RAIL COMBINATION TUNNEL [1 record]

Record 1 2003-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
  • Underground Planning (Urban Studies)
CONT

The Comite du Tunnel Mixte sous le Pas de Calais proposed a combined road and rail tunnel.

CONT

He proposed that the Tappan Zee tunnel be part of a long-range master plan to place the entire l-287 corridor - from Suffern, Rockland County to Syosset, Nassau Country - in a combined road-and-rail tunnel.

CONT

The only access to Whittier is a one-lane car/rail combination tunnel. It is the longest highway tunnel in North America.

Key term(s)
  • auto-rail combination tunnel
  • car-rail combination tunnel

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
  • Aménagement souterrain (Urbanisme)
CONT

Tunnels routiers, ferroviaires et mixtes. [...] le tunnel mixte, ferroviaire et routier [...] pour lequel l'étude géologique a été très poussée.

OBS

Noter que les tunnels mixtes sont de divers types : fret/voyageurs; rail/route; autoroutier/métro; etc.

Key term(s)
  • tunnel ferroviaire/routier
  • tunnel ferroviaire-routier
  • tunnel rail-route

Spanish

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