Singaporean media: S'pore Transport Minister confirms six-month RTS delay


  • Nation
  • Tuesday, 05 Nov 2019

Traffic congestion at the Causeway from Singapore to the Sultan Iskandar Customs, Immigration and Quarantine Complex. Singaporean started moving into Malaysia to celebrate Chinese New Year celebration. Pic by ABDUL RAHMAN EMBONG/The star.

PETALING JAYA: The suspension of the Johor Baru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link project has been extended to April 30,2020, reports Channel News Asia (CNA) quoting Singapore Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan.

While the project would be going ahead, Malaysia was not yet ready to share the details of their proposed changes with Singapore, CNA reported Khaw as saying in a written response to parliamentary questions about the RTS by MP Ang Wei Neng.

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