Question: On Wednesday, 1 9 July 2 0 2 3 , an explosion occurred in the Johannesburg Central Business District ( CBD ) , creating a

On Wednesday, 19 July 2023, an explosion occurred in the Johannesburg Central Business District (CBD), creating a tunnel. The official investigation revealed that methane gas was the cause of the Lillian Ngoyi Street (formerly known as Bree Street) blast. Floyd Brink, the City of Johannesburg City Manager, revealed during a media briefing that the explosion killed one person, injured several others, caused infrastructure damage and disrupted services in the area. Brink added that the investigation ruled out several other suspected causes including that a gas leakage, illegal mining underground or negligence caused the explosion.
Following the explosion, the City of Johannesburg spent close to R4 million on professional experts, services, the cordoning off of the site, technology that was used and the provision of temporary relief. The city manager said repair work to rehabilitate and reconstruct the area is currently estimated to stand at around R178 million and that is based on preliminary work and designs. That amount may increase based on the designs that they will have and as they are moving closer with detailed designs.
Brink further said the City has learnt several lessons following the explosion with plans coming to avoid future reoccurrence.
Task 5
Discuss the situation in implementing your infrastructure project using the life cycle model (Figure 1.2, Management for Engineers, Technologists and Scientists); provide specific insights that affect Engineering ethics and safety.

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