Project Brief

The GSB project involves the relocation of the existing Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) facilities to the present Johor Bahru railway station at Bukit Chagar and to replace part of the Causeway with a road bridge and a rail bridge, including the construction of other related infrastructure and amenities on a fast-track basis.

The Johor Causeway (the "Causeway"), built in 1920 and officially opened in 1924 is frequently congested and no longer adequate in catering to the increasing level of traffic between Malaysia and Singapore. The Causeway suffers from traffic congestion during peak hours, public holidays and festivals. The main focus of the road network in Johor Bahru is in the Johor Bahru Central Business District ("Johor Bahru CBD"), which has evolved around the Causeway linking to Singapore. Thus, the traffic pattern in Johor Bahru CBD is very much connected to what happens at the Causeway. Since 1998, Gerbang Perdana Sdn Bhd ("GERBANG") had been developing a proposal to replace the Causeway with a bridge and to redevelop the existing Customs, Immigration and Quarantine ("CIQ") facilities including improvement to the existing road networks in Johor Bahru CBD.