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'Possible' to defer deadline for Singapore-JB RTS link

Singapore's Transport Ministry says this is provided it's done within the bilateral agreement's framework and that both sides give their consent

Published Thu, Apr 4, 2019 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

RESPONDING to Malaysia's request for six more months to deliberate on the Rapid Transit System (RTS) project to link Johor Baru to Woodlands, Singapore said on Thursday that it is "possible to defer project deadlines and review project parameters".

This is "provided it is done within the framework of the RTS Link Bilateral Agreement (BA) and subject to (the) mutual consent of both countries", Singapore's Ministry of Transport (MOT) said in a statement.

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