INTEGRATED TRANSPORT SYSTEM FOR FOREST CITY

It will have LRT, electric vehicles and water taxis, says CGPV executive director

the use of electric-based vehicles and have fewer cars on the road, thus the need for proper network integration.

“The size of the transportation hub will depend on the requirement in Forest City. We are planning for it to be linked with the planned high-speed rail (HSR) network.

“There will be seamless travel. People in Forest City can head for either the Kuala Lumpur city centre or Singapore with ease,” he added.

Othman said CGPV was also planning to build a ferry terminal to connect with Singapore, which is two kilometres away from Forest City.

Future plans to attract more tourists to Forest City and Johor include developments in Gelang Patah, which will house three golf courses and luxury villas.

“The first golf course will open in May 2018. We are investing almost RM400 million to develop it,” he said.

Launched in 2014, the US$100 billion Forest City mega-project is administered by CGPV, a joint venture between Guangdongbased Country Garden Holdings Co Ltd, China’s third largest homebuilder, and Esplanade Danga 88 Sdn Bhd, a Malaysian company.

Touted as the “eco-smart city of the future”, Forest City was envisioned by Sultan of Johor Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar, as “a balanced development where the people of Johor will benefit”.

CGPV seeks to attract diverse multinationals from the retail and hospitality sectors, including investors and property companies for the development of eight key industries in Forest City.

The eight industries are education, e-commerce, foreign investment, tourism, MICE (meetings, incentives, conferencing and exhibitions), entrepreneurship, financial services and retirement destination.

The company is setting up show galleries in the Middle East, India, Vietnam, Thailand, Japan, and Taiwan to attract global investors and home buyers.