Malaysia–Singapore Third Crossing
Malaysia–Singapore Third Crossing, is a proposed bridge connecting Changi in Singapore and Pengerang in Johor, Malaysia.History
In 2009, the 6th Prime Minister of Malaysia, Najib Razak broached the idea of having a third bridge connecting Malaysia and Singapore on the eastern sides of respective nations due to high volume of traffic at existing bridges. This came after an earlier cancellation to the plans to build a crooked bridge to replace Malaysia's end of the Johor–Singapore Causeway. The third link was proposed to connect Changi in Singapore and Pengerang in Johor, Malaysia. Both Malaysia and Singapore agreed to study the proposal for its potential viability. However, no further plans for the third materialised with Najib having had to face strong oppositions from various prominent Malaysians, including former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad and the Sultan of Johor, Ibrahim Ismail.
The idea of a third link was floated repeatedly since then, with a proposal in 2011 featuring an undersea tunnel instead of a bridge. Since 2016, it was stated that Singapore has no plans for a third bridge, favouring the plans for Kuala Lumpur–Singapore high-speed rail. In 2018, the topic of having a third link was raised once more with the aim to resolve the traffic conditions at current linkages.
