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Hazardous materials are transported every hour of every day through major and vital transportation facilities such as bridges and tunnels. The problem of identification, classification, regulation, and control of these toxic substances during transportation is one of tremendous magnitude and significance. Development of rules and regulations for shipment of hazardous materials through special facilities such as bridges and tunnels was the main objective of a study performed under contract for the Virginia Department of Transportation. During the conduct of this project many tasks were undertaken to produce a single manual of rules and regulations for bridge-tunnel facilities in the Commonwealth of Virginia. This paper is a summary of that study, and it concentrates on the details of the analytical framework that was used to generate a set of criteria by which regulations for new and unlisted substances could be developed in the existing manuals. For example, the methodology of developed rules and regulations for the flammable liquids hazard class is discussed to provide an overview of the entire analytical technique.

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1193, Transportation of Hazardous Materials 1988. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved

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Bridges; Flammable liquids; Hazardous materials; Regulations; Tunnels

Virginia

Bridges and other structures; Highways; Law; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Oct 31 1989 12:00AM

• BENCHMARK ESTIMATES OF RELEASE ACCIDENT RATES IN HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION BY RAIL AND TRUCK (WITH DISCUSSION AND CLOSURE)
• KNOWLEDGE-BASED CLASSIFICATION SCHEME FOR REGULATING THE FLOW OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS THROUGH TUNNELS AND ON BRIDGES
• LOCATING EMERGENCY RESPONSE CAPABILITY FOR DANGEROUS GOODS INCIDENTS ON A ROAD NETWORK