§ 14 — Construction of railway bridges over Johore Straits

14.—(1) The 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:(a)

a bridge suitable for the passage of railway traffic on a cross‑border railway;

(b)

any railway infrastructure on, under or over that bridge, and such roadways and footways as the Minister deems expedient.

(2) 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.

(3) 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).

—(1) The 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:(a)

a bridge suitable for the passage of railway traffic on a cross‑border railway;

(b)

any railway infrastructure on, under or over that bridge, and such roadways and footways as the Minister deems expedient.

(2) 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.

(3) 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).