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Safety in Tunnel

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Tunnel safety

Sydney’s road tunnels are built to strict safety standards.

To minimise the risk to motorists in the unlikely event of a serious incident, the M5 East has safety features that include:

• Emergency broadcasts through your vehicle’s radio and/or a public address system.
• Electronic message boards to deliver important safety messages.
• Identified emergency exits.
• Flashing lights to guide you to emergency exits.
• Emergency phones to connect you with the tunnel control room.
• Fire extinguishers and emergency phones located at least every 60 metres.
• Deluge water sprays or sprinklers for use in a fire.
• Emergency barriers at tunnel entry points to stop vehicles driving into a hazardous situation.
• 24 hour monitoring via Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras and incident response teams on stand-by.