The Department of Labour (DoL) has started its inspection to determine the cause of the collapse of the unused pedestrian bridge over the N3 highway. Five people were injured, three seriously, when the bridge collapsed in the early hours of the...
The M1 Gayston Drive bridge collapsed because of material failure and an inability to withstand the force of the wind. This was the testimony by an expert witness at the inquiry this week. Prof Roelof Mostert, head of the department of material...
The inquiry into the M1/Grayston Drive pedestrian and cyclist structural bridge collapse is expected to resume on Thursday, 7 July, with testimony from construction firm Murray & Roberts. The upcoming sitting of the inquiry is expected to...
Pedestrians in Brackenhurst can once again cross Swartkoppies Road safely after the bridge was reopened following repairs. A part of the 190 metre-long bridge was knocked off by a truck load exceeding the height limit. The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan...
The labour department’s inquiry into the M1 bridge collapse that killed two people will take at least 6 months to complete. “We have already started preparations for the formal inquiry. We are looking at anything from 6 months,” the labour...
The Department of Labour will on Wednesday release its preliminary report into the collapse of the bridge over the M1 North between Sandton and Wynberg. Two people died and 20 were injured when the scaffold structure collapsed on October 14....
Gauteng’s M1 highway reopened on Thursday, nearly 24 hours after a bridge under construction collapsed, killing two people, injuring another 21 and causing traffic chaos. A labour department investigation was under way into what had caused the...
