KLUANG, Sept 7 — The construction of the Gemas-Johor Baru electrified double-tracking rail project is currently 92 per cent complete, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook.

He said the project is expected to be completed by 2025.

"This whole project needs time to complete as it has been delayed many times, especially due to Covid-19, but now it’s on track.

"We hope this project can be completed as soon as possible so that it can connect Johor Bahru to Kuala Lumpur and all the way to Padang Besar,” he told a press conference after witnessing the signing of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the strategic cooperation for the construction of the Kluang Heritage Railway Linear Park at Tunku Ibrahim Ismail hall here today.

Also present was Johor Works, Transport and Infrastructure Committee chairman Mohamad Fazli Mohamad Salleh. — Bernama