A
study is being done on the feasibility of constructing an undersea tunnel to
link Singapore and Malaysia.
Iskandar Regional Development Authority chief
executive officer Ismail Ibrahim said the tunnel was likely to be about 1km
long, slightly shorter than the Causeway.
"By going underwater, there is no need to
tear down existing structures above the sea and there will be less disruption
to movement between Johor Baru and Singapore," he told The Star.
The Causeway, which is about 1.056km long, was
completed in 1923 and links the city here to Woodlands on the other side of the
Straits of Johor. Between 80,000 and 100,000 vehicles use it daily.
Johor and the republic are also connected via
the Second Link, a dual three-lane carriageway linking Tanjung Kupang to Tuas
in Singapore. The bridge is about 1.9km long.
Ismail said detailed engineering study on the
tunnel would be conducted by consultants appointed by both governments.
He said both Malaysia and Singapore had yet to
determine the cost of the tunnel, which would not be parallel to the Causeway.
The Star/Asia News Network
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