‘Gem of Johor Baru City’ set to make the place vibrant

Work going on to rehabilitate Sungai Segget. File pic Feb 15 2016. - NORBAITI PHAHARORADZI/The Star.

JOHOR BARU: The on-going multi-billion ringgit project to rehabilitate and rejuvanate Sungai Segget into the new 1.2km waterway in Johor Baru city centre is progressing as scheduled, according to Iskandar Malaysia Regional Development Authority chief executive officer Datuk Ismail Ibrahim.

Dubbed as the “Gem of Johor Baru City”, it is also a new tourist attraction which is poised to transform the city into a vibrant place within the next five to seven years.