Synthesis of Information Related to Highway Practices. Topic 54-19. Practices for Controlling Tunnel Leaks

Water infiltration is a common problem in tunnels and contributes to the deterioration of the structure and elements within and creates hazards such as icicles and slippery roadways. A variety of methods exist today to address water infiltration but understanding the appropriate mitigation to use in specific circumstances and what limitations accompany that mitigation is the key to success. The objective of this synthesis is to document practices used by state department of transportation (DOT) tunnel owners to control leaks. Information for this study was gathered through a literature review, a survey of state DOTs, and follow-up interviews with selected DOTs. Case examples of four state DOTs provide additional information on practices for controlling tunnel leaks. Martha Averso, Tom Leckrone, and Katie Clever, Gannett Fleming, Inc., collected and synthesized the information and wrote the report. The members of the topic panel are acknowledged on page iv. This synthesis is an immediately useful document that records practices that were acceptable within the limitations of the knowledge available at the time of its preparation.

• Record URL:
  • http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=5302

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $55000
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 20-05, Topic 54-19

• Sponsor Organizations:

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

  444 North Capitol Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Gause, Jo

• Performing Organizations:

  Gannett Fleming, Incorporated

  209 Senate Avenue
  Camp Hill, Pennsylvania  United States  17011
• Principal Investigators:

  Averso, Martha

• Start Date: 20220429
• Expected Completion Date: 20240924
• Actual Completion Date: 20240924

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Detection and identification; Groundwater; Infiltration; State departments of transportation; State of the practice; Tunnels; Underwater structures
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Bridges and other structures; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01845582
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: Project 20-05, Topic 54-19
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: May 18 2022 9:23AM