With the highly awaited RTS Link from Woodlands North MRT to Johor Bahru awaiting commencement, many Singaporeans and Malaysians are eager for the completion of this project so as to cut down travel time between the respective countries.
In accordance to a Facebook post published by Khaw Boon Wan, Minister of Transport :
The RTS Link Project has been suspended since 1 April 2019 to allow Malaysia to review the project and to suggest changes for Singapore’s consideration. There have been active bilateral discussions on Malaysia’s proposed changes over the months. The pace has been affected by a number of events, including the change of Government in Malaysia. COVID-19 has added a new spanner in the works.
At Malaysia’s request, we have agreed to further extend the suspension, for a third and final time, to 31 July 2020. As this is a final extension, I have asked our teams (MOT, LTA and SMRT) to work immediately with their Malaysian counterparts to wrap up the discussions speedily. Fortunately, technology is available for us to discuss and negotiate, though nothing quite replaces face-to-face dialogue. But it can’t be helped, this is an unusual time! I look forward to co-witnessing with Minister Wee Ka Siong the signing of the 3 agreements which will enable the RTS Link Project to re-start.
