Cross-Border Railways Act 2018 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Planning and Construction of Cross‑Border Railway
14. Construction of railway bridges over Johore Straits
Feedback & supportThe LTA may, with the approval of the Minister, construct or authorise to be constructed, over or in and across the Straits of Johore that is within Singapore and any other area outside Singapore but agreed between Singapore and Malaysia, the following:
LTA
“LTA” means the Land Transport Authority of Singapore established under the Land Transport Authority of Singapore Act 1995;
a bridge suitable for the passage of railway traffic on a cross‑border railway;
any railway infrastructure on, under or over that bridge, and such roadways and footways as the Minister deems expedient.
A railway assets operator for a cross‑border railway may, with the approval of the Minister, construct or authorise to be constructed on a bridge mentioned in subsection (1), railway assets necessary for the purpose of the cross‑border railway.
railway
“railway” means a network or system of fixed horizontal rails, tracks, grooves or other guide‑ways on, under or above the ground along which a train moves or runs, and includes —(a)all railway assets built, installed or used for the operation of the railway; and(b)all railway infrastructure constructed or intended to be constructed for any railway and any extension of the railway;
Every bridge mentioned in subsection (1) must be constructed and maintained in accordance with the plans and maps prepared under section 5(1) or any amended plan or map or substitute plan or map prepared under section 5(5).