The latest milestone is the completion of the "drop-in span", which connects both sides of the viaduct.
Construction of the 4km Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link has crossed another milestone, with roughly 65 per cent of structural works on the Singapore side done.
SINGAPORE: Construction of the 4km Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link has crossed another milestone, with roughly 65 per cent of structural works on the Singapore side done.
The project has also reached 65 per cent completion on Malaysia's end, according to the country's Mass Rapid Transit Corporation.
The connecting span of the RTS Link project on Jan 11, 2024. (Photo: CNA/Jeremy Long)
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim met on Thursday (Jan 11) to mark the completion of the connecting span.
Both prime ministers signed commemorative plaques symbolising a shared commitment to the rail project to improve connectivity between Singapore and Johor Bahru.
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Jan 11, 2024 at a ceremony to mark the completion of the connecting span in the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System Link. (Photo: CNA/Jeremy Long)
Singapore's Acting Minister for Transport Chee Hong Tat (right) and Malaysia's Minister for Transport Anthony Loke at a press conference to mark the completion of the connecting span in the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System Link on Jan 11, 2024. (Photo: CNA/Jeremy Long)
The RTS Link is expected to start passenger service by the end of 2026. It aims to ease traffic congestion on the Causeway – one of the world's busiest border crossings – by ferrying up to 10,000 passengers an hour each way on a journey that takes about five minutes.
It is estimated to cost RM10 billion (US$2.15 billion), with Singapore bearing 61 per cent of the cost.
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