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ISKANDAR PUTERI: Malaysia does not have to pay a single dollar in Singapore to compensate for the delay of the Johor Baru-Singapore rapid transit system project (RTS Link), said the Minister of Transport.
Anthony Loke stated that it was because no joint venture (JV) was formed by both parties on the project. "The initial agreement that the two countries have previously signed is only one memorandum of understanding, so that the issue of compensation does not arise," he told reporters. journalists after visiting Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Osman Sapian in Kota Iskandar yesterday. 19659002] He indicated that the Malaysian authorities had already informed their Singaporean counterparts of the delay of one to two months caused by the general elections and the formation of the new government.
However, he hoped that the project would proceed as planned.
He pointed out that the federal government had accepted the principle and had committed to continue the project linking Bukit Chagar to Johor Baru in Woodlands North in the island republic.
"The project must first get approval, pending the cost and other details, but I will bring a memorandum on RTS to the Cabinet as soon as possible," he added. .
Loke said that if the cabinet gave its approval, the first process was to establish a joint venture between Malaysia and Singapore because the RTS Link involved two countries.
"Despite the delay, RTS Link will be completed by 2024," he said.
In January, Malaysia and Singapore signed the agreement for the new 4.2 km RTS Link to transport some 10,000 passengers per hour, or 72,000 passengers a day, in four 70 km / km coaches. h.
The link, with co-located Customs, Immigration and Quarantine) complex, will provide s Contactless connectivity between Johor Baru and Singapore
The RTS Link will pass over ground at Johor and over a 25 m bridge up through the Strait of Johor before going underground to Woodlands North. Singapore's Bhd and SMRT Corporation Ltd. to form a joint venture company to operate the RTS Link were missed as Prasarana Malaysia suspended talks with SMRT after the general election in May.
Meanwhile, on the twin-track electrified railroad project between Gemas and Johor Baru, Loke said the 197 km runway was 20 percent complete.
"The project, which will be completed on October 31, 2021, will connect the entire west coast of Johor Baru with Padang Besar," he said.
He stated that any proposal to add other stations to Johor would require Cabinet approval, as this would result in higher costs, which the federal government was sensitive to.
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