JOHOR BARU: Malaysias decision to demolish the Causeway to replace it with a bridge is to improve the water quality in two straits, Tebrau and Johor, which are separated by the 80-year-old link with Singapore, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said.
He said Malaysia had no economic interest in building the bridge that was meant to allow water from both straits to flow freely.
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