In a joint statement, Singapore’s Land Transport Authority, Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd, and RTSO said the Malaysian firms had made good progress on the civil structures of the RTS Link, including the stations, tunnels, viaducts, and depot.
“InfraCos has granted earlier-than-scheduled access to RTSO into the RTS Link maintenance depot on Sept 30 to commence trackwork installation, and will continue to progressively hand over access to the remaining railway infrastructures from the end of the year,” they said.
The installation works to be undertaken by RTSO include laying the tracks for the RTS Link, as well as the signalling, communications, integrated supervisory control, and traction power supply systems.
The railway civil infrastructure works in Malaysia, which encompass the RTS Link maintenance depot, Bukit Chagar station, terrestrial, and marine viaducts, are approximately 93% complete.
“With that, the focus at the start of next year will be on the fit-out and façade installation works for the depot, station, and ICQ Complex as well as the remaining civil, architectural, mechanical, and electrical installations, and roadworks,” they said.
They also said works in Singapore are progressing steadily, with over 80% of the overall civil infrastructure works completed to date.
The marine and land viaducts are almost complete, and the republic’s infrastructure firms will be ready to progressively grant RTSO access to the civil infrastructures within Singapore from the end of the year as well.
“The remaining works include architectural works, roadworks, the installation of electrical & maintenance systems, and other key systems such as immigration gates.
“These works, which will be carried out in tandem with the rest of the structural works for the RTS Link, will require close coordination with all relevant parties from Singapore and Malaysia.”
Construction works to connect the RTS Link to the existing Thomson-East Coast Line Woodlands North station at Basement 1 will also begin in 2025, they said.
“When passenger service commences, this will facilitate seamless connectivity from the RTS Link to the Singapore MRT network.”
Due for completion in 2026, the RTS Link is a 4km light rail transit shuttle service connecting Bukit Chagar station in Johor Bahru and the Woodlands North station in Singapore.
It is expected to serve up to 10,000 passengers per hour per direction during peak periods.
Viaduct aesthetic feature of RTS Link completed
The railway infrastructure of the RTS Link project is now connected end-to-end from the Wadi Hana depot in Johor to Woodlands North in Singapore
“To commemorate this significant milestone achievement, both the Malaysia and Singapore firms have completed the installation of the viaduct aesthetic feature, an iconic structure situated near the connecting span along the marine viaduct.”
It depicts the clasping of hands, which symbolises the close partnership and ties between the two nations.