Tunnel Approach
We are not just another bore!!!
 

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 Control Room
Control Room
The "nerve center" of the Eisenhower Tunnel Complex.  The control room has thirty 18" color TV screens and eight 32" color monitors whose cameras can tilt, zoom, and pan left-right.
Variable Message Board
Variable Message Board
Video monitoring and variable message boards allow maintenance personnel to monitor and control traffic inside the tunnel.
Motorist Assist
Motorist Assist
Safety crews can quickly react when a vehicles stalls, catches on fire, or otherwise needs help in a hurry.
Reverse Lane
Motorist Assist
Reverse Lane is periodically implemented on Sunday afternoons during peak traffic weekends, in order to provide for uninterrupted traffic flow for eastbound motorists. 
Tunnel Wash
Tunnel Wash
Washing the tunnel walls and ceilings are one of the many maintenance duties tunnel personnel perform during the summer months.
Wall Panel Replacement
Panel Replacement
Wall panel replacement is another maintenance duty performed by tunnel personnel.
Wildlife 
Wildlife
Wildlife is abundant around the Eisenhower Tunnel.  Typical high country visitors include moose, elk, deer, goats, sheep, marmot, chipmunks, and porcupine. 
 
Eisenhower Tunnel Welcome Page
Table of Contents
Description of Eisenhower Tunnel Functions
Photos of Eisenhower
The Twin Bores
Count of Traffic through the Tunnel
Eisenhower News
Eisenhower Tunnel Contact Information

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