The Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) has confirmed that two professional engineers in the civil-engineering discipline have conducted an inspection and preliminary investigation following the deadly collapse of the M1 bridge support structure on October 14. The two ECSA-registered engineers will now prepare a report for tabling at the council’s October 29 investigation committee meeting.
The failure of the structure, which was being erected as part of a project awarded to leading construction group Murray & Roberts (M&R), resulted in the death of two people and injuries to more than 20 others. The scaffolding, supplied by Form-Scaff, a Waco company, was being used as a support structure for the formwork and the concrete that would be poured to build the bridge.