{"id":107365,"date":"2019-05-22T12:57:03","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T05:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/johor-bahru-singapore-rts-link-project-suspended\/"},"modified":"2019-05-22T13:03:39","modified_gmt":"2019-05-22T06:03:39","slug":"johor-bahru-singapore-rts-link-project-suspended","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/johor-bahru-singapore-rts-link-project-suspended\/","title":{"rendered":"Johor Bahru-Singapore RTS Link project suspended"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nSingapore Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan said that the project\u2019s suspension would set back the targeted completion date by \u201ca couple of years\u201d.
\nAt Malaysia\u2019s request, Singapore has agreed to suspend the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link\u2019s construction until 30 September, reported Channel News Asia.
\nThe project was targeted for completion by 2024, but is now falling behind schedule with Malaysia repeatedly delaying the confirmation of its joint venture partner.
\nSingapore Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan said that the project\u2019s suspension would set back the targeted completion date by \u201ca couple of years\u201d.
\nSingapore Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan revealed that under a supplemental agreement inked between the two governments, Singapore will be reimbursed by Malaysia for the abortive cost \u2013 estimated at $600,000 \u2013 due to the suspension.
\nHe said these are expenses incurred by Singapore that cannot be reimbursed even if the project is restarted.
\nThe abortive costs should be paid by 31 July.
\nKhaw also said that after several meetings, both sides have reached a \u201cmutually acceptable arrangement\u201d moving forward.
\nMalaysia, meanwhile, will have the option to proceed with the project as it is. It can also propose changes regarding project scope, with Singapore willing to give any such proposals due consideration.
\n\u201cWe hope that the RTS Link project will resume at the end of the suspension period \u2013 either in its current form as prescribed in the RTS bilateral agreement or incorporating any project scope changes that both sides agree on during the suspension period,\u201d Khaw said.
\nIf not, the project will be seen as terminated by Malaysia, and Malaysia will be obligated to reimburse Singapore for the expenses incurred in meeting its RTS Link obligations until now, he added.
\nWhen questioned if Malaysia has plans to call off the project, Khaw\u2019s Malaysian counterpart Anthony Loke said that Putrajaya would not want to \u201cjump the gun right now\u201d and will utilise the next four months to discuss other options.
\n\u201cWe do not want to discount any possibility and I do not want to say that we will terminate the project \u2026We really hope that the project will proceed,\u201d he said.
\nLoke also said that Malaysia is considering how the private sector can help in the project moving forward.
\nKhaw, however, retains a positive outlook for the project.
\n\u201cI remain optimistic that the project could resume in due course. The cross-border congestion is real and only a decisive project like the RTS can make a material difference to the current situation.\u201d
\nThe RTS Link, which connects Woodlands in Singapore to Bukit Chagar in Johor Bahru, is expected to ferry up to 10,000 passengers every hour each way.
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\nVictor Kang, Digital Content Specialist at PropertyGuru, edited this story. To contact him about this or other stories, email\u00a0victorkang@propertyguru.com.sg
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\nSource : proppertyguru.com.sg\/Property Market
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