{"id":113582,"date":"2020-01-13T11:10:57","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T04:10:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/anthony-loke-singapore-and-malaysia-to-conclude-rts-link-project-by-april-2020\/"},"modified":"2020-01-13T12:13:34","modified_gmt":"2020-01-13T05:13:34","slug":"anthony-loke-singapore-and-malaysia-to-conclude-rts-link-project-by-april-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/anthony-loke-singapore-and-malaysia-to-conclude-rts-link-project-by-april-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Loke: Singapore and Malaysia to conclude RTS Link project by April 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nPhoto: Facebook.com\/lokesiewfook
\nMalaysia\u2019s Transport Minister Anthony Loke revealed that Singapore and Malaysia are still committed to finishing the agreement on the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link project by April 2020, reported Bernama.
\nIn his Facebook blog post, Mr Loke disclosed that he had \u201cpaid a visit\u201d to Khaw Boon Wan, his Singaporean counterpart, during which \u201cdiscussed the progress on the RTS project between JB and Woodlands\u201d.
\nREAD: How will the RTS project affect developments in the north? Find out in our Property Market Outlook Report 2020.\u00a0
\n\u201cIt was a fruitful discussion and both of us are committed to concluding the agreement by April this year,\u201d he said.
\nThe RTS Link project faced uncertainty after the 2018 Malaysian general election, as the new government made a review of all agreements entered into by the previous administration.
\nWhen completed, the RTS project will connect Woodlands in Singapore to Bukit Chagar in Johor Bahru and would serve 10,000 passengers every hour each way.
\nIt was originally planned for completion in 2024, but is currently behind schedule.
\nMalaysia suspended the project for the third time in November 2019 to ensure that all necessary agreements could be revised and signed. Loke labelled the suspension, scheduled to end in April 2020, as the \u201cimplementation phase\u201d.
\nThe suspension came after Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad announced that Malaysia agreed to go on with the project\u2019s construction, but with a 36% reduction in cost.
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\nSource : proppertyguru.com.sg\/Property Market
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