Today, Singapore and Malaysia formally agreed to resume the Johor Bahru - Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link Project.
The project has been suspended since last April, partly because of political transitions in Malaysia, and partly because of COVID-19. Officials on both sides put in many months of hard work into the intense negotiations, in order to complete the revised agreements. Work can now at last resume.
The RTS Link is a valuable project to both sides. It will improve connectivity and people-to-people ties between Singapore and Johor. Once operational, it will ease congestion on the Causeway. So it was apt that we marked this milestone with a bilateral ceremony at the Causeway, which has connected our two countries for almost a hundred years.
The pandemic has shown how deeply entwined our two countries are. Even in these difficult times, we continue to work together, and look forward to doing still more together. – LHL
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