KUALA LUMPUR: A study on the design of the Rapid Transit System (RTS) Johor Baru-Singapore project will be completed in a month, after considering alternatives offered by the Sultan of Johor Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar. Minister in Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Abdul Rahman Dahlan today said he had an audience with the Sultan last week and cleared the air about the project's proposed design. In an exclusive interview with the NST last month, Sultan Ibrahim expressed his concerns over the proposed RTS rail track, including an elevated bridge, linking Woodlands in Singapore and Bukit Chagar in Johor Baru. "We will complete the study on the design in about a month and present it to our Singaporean counterparts," he said. The RTS rail link was announced by the Malaysian and Singaporean governments in 2010, to provide a much needed alternative to the 80,000 to 100,000 people who commute at the Malaysia-Singapore Causeway daily.

Source: New Strait Times September 25, 2017 08:26 UTC