KL discusses plan for bridge to S'pore<\/p>\n
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia gave further details on Thursday
\nof a proposed futuristic bridge to replace the causeway linking
\nit to Singapore.<\/p>\n
The bridge and associated developments, which will cost a
\ntotal of two billion ringgit (US$526 million), will cover 60.93
\nhectares, said Abdul Ghani Othman, chief minister of Johor state,
\nwhich borders Singapore.<\/p>\n
The project to the east of the causeway -- dubbed the Southern
\nInternational Gateway -- comprises four essential components, he
\nwas quoted as saying in Thursday's New Straits Times.<\/p>\n
These were the \"bird-wing\" bridge to replace the causeway, a
\nhigh-tech customs, immigration and quarantine (CIQ) complex to
\nreplace the current customs block, new interchanges and road
\nupgrades, and a new rail line and utility link.<\/p>\n
The new CIQ complex, to be built on reclaimed land, is
\nexpected to be operational by 2005, while work on the bridge will
\nstart once an agreement is signed between the two governments.<\/p>",
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