THE Johor Baru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS Link) project is currently on schedule and 41% completed as of June this year, Johor Works, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman Mohamad Fazli Mohamad Salleh said today.

He said the 4 kilometre rail network connecting Bukit Chagar station, Johor Bahru to Woodlands, Singapore, is expected to be fully completed by 2026.

“The construction project is divided into three packages – depot, station and marine viaduct – and overall, it is still on schedule,” he said at a press conference after inspecting the traffic situation at the Eastern Dispersal Link in Johor Baru today.

With an estimated passenger capacity of 10,000 people per hour, the project is expected to ease traffic congestion on the Johor Causeway by attracting 35% of the 350,000 daily commuters travelling between Johor Baru and Singapore. – Bernama, July 16, 2023.