Menteri Besar Osman Sapian says he has shown PM a prospective site for a third link to Singapore.
PETALING JAYA: A third bridge betweeen Johor and Singapore will be on the agenda next month when the Johor state government holds discussions with federal officials about easing traffic congestion at the Causeweay and Tuas.
Johor menteri besar Osman Sapian was quoted today as saying that a long-term solution was needed to ease traffic flow between the republic and Johor. The discussions next month would be with officials of the Finance Ministry, Home Ministry and Works Ministry, he told the New Straits Times. “There is a need . Even the Prime Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, had previously stated that the federal government has no objection to this. The issue now lies with Singapore,” he was quoted as saying.
Traffic congestion had reached “a critical level”, which might affect Malaysia’s economic development, he said.Dr Mahathir has said that at least three to four bridges would be needed between the two countries, given that traffic flow was much greater than that between Penang Island and the mainland.
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