Task force set up to overcome congestion at Causeway

SINGAPORE: A task force has been set up and mobilised to come up with solutions to reduce congestion at the Johor Causeway especially during the weekends, while waiting for the Singapore-Johor Baru Rapid Transit System (RTS) link project to be completed by 2026.

Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi posted this piece of information on his official Facebook page on Monday after visiting the RTS Woodlands north terminus project site.

Onn Hafiz, accompanied by Singapore Transport Minister S. Iswaran, said the establishment of the task force was a short term solution to ease congestion.

An estimated more than 300,000 Malaysians cross the Johor Causeway every day, making it the busiest border crossing in the region.

Onn Hafiz is currently on a threeday official visit to Singapore starting April 17, his first official trip to the city-state after being appointed mentri besar of Johor in March.

He is confident that the modern transportation system, which will be completed in the next four years, will be able to overcome the congestion problem at the Johor Causeway.

“I am also confident that when the RTS project is completed, it will bring economic benefits to the people and the state,“he said.

The RTS Link is a 4km rail shuttle service between the Singapore terminus at Woodlands and the Bukit Chagar station in Johor Baru.

It has the capacity to ferry up to 10,000 passengers per hour in either direction.

Passengers will enjoy a fast and seamless experience travelling between Singapore and Johor Baru on the RTS Link, and a journey time of about five minutes.

Both countries had recently appointed a consortium comprising Systra SA, Minconsult Sdn Bhd and Bureau Veritas Singapore Pte Ltd as the independent verification and validation agent for the RTS Link project. – Bernama