Singapore, Malaysia eye binding deal on Woodlands-JB train link by end-2017
They decide that a high bridge across the Strait of Johor as the most suitable option, eschewing a low bridge and a tunnel
Putrajaya
THE planned Rapid Transit System (RTS) linking Singapore and Johor Bahru will be connected by a high bridge, and plans are now underway for Singapore and Malaysia to ink a legally binding deal on the project by the end of 2017.
At a press conference alongside Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak in Putrajaya on Tuesday, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the two sides had settled on a high-bridge crossing after also considering building either a low bridge or a tunnel.
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