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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The City of Johannesburg is appointing a company to redesign Lilian Ngoyi Street after a fatal explosion a month ago.<\/p>\n

The City said it was not just interested in restoring the road, formally known as Bree Street, but was driving a rehabilitation programme that would enhance it and the surrounding areas.<\/p>\n

According to city manager Floyd Brink, the estimated cost to fix the road would be about R178 million.<\/p>\n

“However, this estimate is dependent on the final designs. It should be noted that the property owners [have a say in some] of the designs,” he said.<\/p>\n

The City added the service provider to perform the redesign would be appointed this week.<\/p>\n

“Rubble removal will form part of the investigations that will be undertaken during the design phase of the project.”<\/p>\n

In his last update, Brink said the cause of the blast was methane gas, which dislodged from deep within the tunnels or the ground by recent tremors.<\/p>\n

The gas raced through the cavities under the city and reached the highest point under Lilian Ngoyi Street.<\/p>\n

The gas was trapped in the tunnel under a 400m-stretch of the road because the City had welded the manholes to prevent cable theft.<\/p>\n

On 19 July, a spark from unknown origins ignited the gas and caused the explosion, which killed one person.<\/p>\n

The tunnels under the city hold cables and piping which transport water, electricity, gas, and other essentials needed to run the city and its roads.<\/p>\n

Brink said the City would explore these tunnels to ensure a similar incident did not happen elsewhere.<\/p>\n

The City added it was prioritising the investigation of tunnels within the CBD.<\/p>\n

It said:<\/p>\n

Last month, the City told the media it would ask the provincial government to have the blast declared a local disaster.<\/p>\n

The declaration will help unlock funds to fix the broken infrastructure.<\/p>\n

Brink said the City was in the process of reprioritising its budgets before making the official appeal.<\/p>\n

However, he added, there was still time for the province to approve the budget “as we need to finalise detailed designs” for the rehabilitation.<\/p>\n

Because the tunnels were built in 1935, before the dangers of methane gas build-up under the roads were understood, the redesign will include modern infrastructure to mitigate future gas build-ups.<\/p>\n

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