We close the EastLink tunnels four times a year to conduct testing and maintenance of essential safety systems.
Included below is a 7News report about the tunnel maintenance closure overnight Saturday 22 February 2020, as well as EastLink CCTV footage of EastLink's safety systems responding to a real car fire in July 2018.
The EastLink tunnels include the following safety systems that need to be tested and maintained:
Fire detection system Fire... More...EastLink is a critical part of Melbourne’s transport network.
The emergency services use EastLink (toll free) many times every day of the year as they go about their vital work.
During... More...
We close the EastLink tunnels four times a year to conduct testing and maintenance of essential safety systems.
Included below is a 7News report about the tunnel maintenance closure overnight Saturday 22 February 2020, as well as EastLink CCTV footage of EastLink's safety systems responding to a real car fire in July 2018.
The EastLink tunnels include the following safety systems that need to be tested and maintained:
Fire detection system Fire... More...EastLink is a critical part of Melbourne’s transport network.
The emergency services use EastLink (toll free) many times every day of the year as they go about their vital work.
During... More...
