Singapore awards contract for S'pore-Johor RTS Link viaduct and tunnels

The S$180 million contract covers the construction of a 25m-tall viaduct spanning the Strait of Johor and connecting rail tunnels. - LAND TRANSPORT AUTHORITY

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): The second civil contract for the construction of the Johor Baru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link was awarded on Friday (Jan 29), a week after Singapore broke ground on the cross-border rail shuttle service connecting the island with Malaysia.

The S$180 million contract covering the construction of a 25m-tall viaduct spanning the Strait of Johor and connecting rail tunnels was given to China Communications Construction Company Limited (Singapore Branch), which is currently constructing the Boon Lay station on the Jurong Region Line, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said.