JOHOR BARU, Feb. 26 -- The track installation and construction progress for the Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link project connecting Johor Baru and Singapore is now more than 65 per cent complete.

The project's operator, RTS Operations Sdn Bhd (RTSO), expressed confidence that the progress is on schedule, with ongoing work concentrated at the Wadi Hana Depot area.

RTSO chief executive officer Dr Ahmad Marzuki Ariffin said the track installation at Wadi Hana Depot involves attaching track sleepers, rail tracks, and fastening related components.

He explained that the 5.3-kilometre (km) track alignment begins at Wadi Hana Depot, connects to the main line at Bukit Chagar Station, crosses the viaduct, and continues to Woodlands North Station ...