Fitch: Other projects may be delayed if HSR revived

Fitch’s infrastructure analyst James Su noted that Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad had mentioned decreasing the speed of the line as a possible way to lower the cost.

KUALA LUMPUR: The government is likely to delay or push back some of its other infrastructure projects in the pipeline if the KL-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project is revived.

Fitch Solutions said the government is likely to do this as a measure of financial prudence, so as to keep the amount of public debt in check, given the hefty price tag attached to the HSR project.