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The Heysen Tunnels are twin tube road tunnels which carry the South Eastern Freeway under Eagle On The Hill in the Mount Lofty Ranges in South Australia.

Construction

The tunnels were excavated using a tunnelling machine normally used in heavy-duty mining operations which tunnelled through Шаблон:Convert of rock for each tunnel at an average rate of Шаблон:Convert per day.[1] The tunnels were completed in 1998 and opened in March 2000.[2][3]

Operation

Each tunnel carries three lanes of traffic. As at 2015, 45,700 vehicles passed through them daily.[4] The maximum height of vehicles permitted in the tunnels is Шаблон:Convert, the same as the Crafers and Mt Osmond interchanges. Laser height detectors monitor traffic to provide warnings to drivers before they attempt to enter the tunnel.[5]

The tunnels are named after artist Sir Hans Heysen.

Location

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Adelaide-Crafers Highway: Eagle on the Hill (3) is directly above the Heysen Tunnels entrance (2), with the old road winding round from Devil's Elbow (1).

See also

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References

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  2. South Australia Fleetline issue 265 Match 2000 page 45
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