THE Johor state government will hold discussions with three ministries in April to find a solution to the traffic congestion at the state’s two entry points into the country, said Menteri Besar Osman Sapian.

He said the state government would discuss the matter with the Finance Ministry, Home Ministry and Works Ministry next month to find a long-term solution to the problem.

“Next month we’ll sit together and hopefully have a strategic discussion,” he told reporters after launching the Health Tour Programme 2019 organised by the Health Ministry in Johor Baru today.

One of the suggestions was to build a third bridge to Singapore, he said.

Osman was commenting on the statement by Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohammad on March 19 that Malaysia and Singapore need at least three to four bridges to facilitate the flow of traffic between the two countries.

“It (a new bridge) is necessary and I think the Malaysian government has no objection to this. The issue now lies with Singapore.

“This issue involves both sides. The main focus now is to resolve the traffic problem between the two countries,” he said. – Bernama, March 30, 2019.