Last year was the trip of tunnels for me. I drove down and back to Italy. I drove through more tunnels during trip than I ever in the previous 43 years of my life. The Frejus tunnel going to Italy, Mont Blanc on the return journey,and this A86 was the last of the big tunnels. All were awesome to drive.
The hard shoulder is on the left only to Saint-Denis, in the other direction the hard shoulder is on right. Because it's a double deck tunnel, emergency exitsand ERAs are common side for the two decks.
I think it is reasonable that the shoulder is to the left side because there are more direct exits toward the twin tunnel. And besides, there are many arrows indicating the right direction.
Il y a 6 lignes de 3 radars au plafonds en tout, et c'est limité à 70km/h...ce tunnel est surtout conçu pour racketter les gens ! 70 c'est honteux ! Perso je ne prends pas un tunnel à ce prix là pour rouler à 70 !
That is one crazy looking tunnel... It looks like something from a si fi movie a little bit because of the walls and its design... Super long tunnel as well... In miles how long is it?
Awesome tunnel! I don't like that left shoulder though, it can trick you into thinking that you're driving the wrong way. Even if having it on the left may make some sense (because there's a left-hand exit), the dashed lane markings should be on the right.
Roads of Europe (verreme) Why not paint the median yellow like Norway and North America? Also, I think the shoulder is on the left because you can access more rapidly emergency exits.
Does the tunnel have exact 10.000 length to avoid some extra regulatory burdens for tunnels > 10.000m? Is the shoulder on the left to match a right shoulder on the deck below, or is it meant to facilitate exit of solo drivers? I driver there twice, always at night though, feels very empty and almost creepy at 1 or 2 AM (times I've driven there). Nice to see the approach with daylight.
+Andre Lot The other deck has a normal right-hand shoulder. Only this one has this inverted layout. The reason is the "twinning" of the emergency exits of either desk.
Incredible! I can't contemplate a tunnel like that being built in the United States. How was the driving experience? I hear it is a bit claustrophobic.
Just been through it (by mistake!) in the early hours....never saw another car and it felt as though the whole lot was going to topple in at any moment....worth doing it for the experience! : )
Merci. Je regarde votre vidéo géniale aujourd’hui parce que j’ai vu qu’il ya une fermature de l’A 13. Alors il y a eux qui disent qu’ il y aurait la gratuité pour le tunnel duplex. (Avant ça je n’ai jamais entendu parler du duplex A86. C’est marquante et je veux bien le conduire (Mark, Londres)
zo,tunnel heb ik nog nooit gezien, lijkt me erg wennen dat het dak zo dicht op je zit. Ook al wel apart om te zien dat het met cash 7 euro kost en met tele peage 4 euro
Je suis rentré entre 10h et 11h30 dedans j'ai trembler mes Pieds ils ont trembler aussi en dirait que le plafond voulez me tomber dessus je voulais me Suwucider
