JOHOR BARU: Singapore's Ministry of Transport (MOT) will await Malaysia's confirmation on the location of the Rapid Transit System's (RTS) final transit terminal before work can commence.
The MOT, in a media statement late yesterday (Sept 23), said the Singapore government has not received official confirmation from Malaysia on the location of the RTS Johor.
"We look forward to Malaysia’s confirmation when the Malaysia-Singapore Joint Ministerial Committee for Iskandar Malaysia (JMCIM) meets next month," read the statement, quoting an MOT spokesman.
The statement also added that confirmation of the location of the proposed RTS terminal is required before both sides can finalise the alignment of the crossing from Singapore to Johor Bahru.
The statement came in response to media queries following an earlier report in the New Straits Times on Sept 20 with regards to the RTS Johor final transit terminal in Bukit Chagar here.
In the report, Johor Public Works, Rural and Regional Development Committee chairman Datuk Hasni Mohammad confirmed that Bukit Chagar will be the RTS Johor final transit terminal and will have its own Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) clearance facilities.
It is understood that the RTS Johor from Singapore to Johor Bahru is an extension of the republic’s Thomson Line which will have its northern most station to be located at Woodlands North.
With that, once the Singapore Thomson Line 43km line is constructed, it will be linked directly to the Bukit Chagar RTS Terminal.
Source: www.nst.com.my
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