Johor wants crooked bridge to Singapore revived

Chan Kok Leong Chan Kok Leong Updated 7 years ago · Published on 16 Oct 2018 4:16PM · 7 Comments

Johor Menteri Besar Osman Sapian says the state government has asked the federal government to revive the crooked bridge to Singapore. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, October 16, 2018.

JOHOR has asked the federal government to revive the crooked bridge project, said Menteri Besar Osman Sapian.

“We have proposed it to the prime minister and we hope that he will approve our request,” Osman told reporters at the Parliament lobby today.

He said the crooked bridge would help ease congestion into Singapore and reduce pollution in the Tebrau Straits.

According to Osman, a Malaysian delegation headed by Economic Affairs Minister Mohamed Azmin Ali will be heading to Singapore soon to discuss the proposal.

The crooked bridge project was first mooted by Dr Mahathir Mohamad to replace the causeway when he was prime minister during the Barisan Nasional administration.

In 2003, just before ending his 22-year tenure as prime minister, Dr Mahathir announced that Malaysia would go ahead and build a crooked bridge – a six-lane S-shaped highway that would curve in such a way that it allows vessels to pass under it – if Singapore refused to demolish its half of the Causeway.

Besides the crooked bridge, Osman said, the delegation will also discuss the third bridge proposal and review the price of water supplied to the island republic.

Under the 1962 Water Agreement, Singapore’s national water agency, PUB, may draw 250 million gallons of raw water from Sg Johor daily at 3 sen per 1,000 gallons.

In return, Johor is entitled to receive a daily supply of up to five million gallons of treated water – or 2% of the water supplied to Singapore – at 50 sen per 1,000 gallons.

Singapore has said the cost of treatment is RM2.40 per 1,000 gallons, while Malaysia sells the treated water to Johor citizens at RM3.95 for the same amount. – October 16, 2018.

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  • What about the compensation paid for cancelling it the 1st time around? Don't screw with the people's money lar. Settle other issues first. After that then talk.

    Posted 7 years ago by Chris Quek · Reply

  • Giant facepalm moment. So this is the quality of intelligence & caliber of "leadership" that has replaced the useless Umno regime since May 9th? Don't see any difference! Pathetic, actually tragic, to see such myopic ignoramuses elevated to positions of power.

    Posted 7 years ago by Antares Maitreya · Reply

  • If the MB or even PM have nothing better to do, can you just let others take over your job please?

    Posted 7 years ago by NG KS · Reply

  • BALLS CARRIER KAKI BODEK

    Posted 7 years ago by CHEE Meng Ng · Reply

  • Congestions are caused by slow passport clearing, not that we lack passage ways to travel. Look inside the immigration building, you will realize people queue to get their passports stamped, not that their legs cannot walk faster, and not that the wheels cannot move any faster. It is the clearing procedure. The money should be well spent on improving the procedure, not building more roads, trains or bridges.

    Posted 7 years ago by Tanahair Ku · Reply

  • Nama saja Bersatu, DNA tetap UMNO!

    Posted 7 years ago by Mahsuri Smiles · Reply

  • What an Idiotic MB!! The country plights of financial woes are so bothersome and we have someone of old Umno mentality in intellect devoid proposal. This MB should be kick ou from his chair. Enough of his nonsensical talks.

    Posted 7 years ago by Lee Lee · Reply