Causeway has military advantage. Very difficult to destroy. No way will PAP want that replaced. And they made huge protest when dr m wanted their portion to be replaced by a bridge. Saying the water pipeline remains and will not be altered. It was dr m who agreed to widen the causeway in the 1980's instead of replacing two lane causeway with a bridge.
yah lohhh
but it was military advantage, not anymore since >20yrs ago
if you notice, all the "strategic" highrise blocks, reserved state lands, security tightened piers along marsiling etc. . . . they now become private and pleasures!
becoz recent years of developments bet. 2 borders have matured from hostility to commercially driven liao
it becomes so densely populated that supply/demand strategy overwrites militia defends needed on both sides in the vicinities (of coz, there are still "on guard" but at some better & further areas now)
example, desaru's bridge was fantastically built, wider, longer and way economical and why din sinkieland offer this?
simply sinkieland gahmen over-calculated during those time.... of course coupled with some prides & egos too
indeed, mahati was playing punk all the times (even now) but lky oso digged on his own grave for sinkieland too, and his lanjio son again!
remember, it was millions that were discussed on tables . . . why not impress them with better offers when sinkieland can lost trillions else where?
now, billions or even trillions are being coughed up in this hsr
and with competitions oledi established in the regions making ROIs more difficult these days
haizzz
worst, nobody knows what lies ahead with post pandemic + the giants battling economically worldwide.....
guess sinkieland gahmens finally realizes that bolehland gahmen will always be roti prata men!
pappies might as well bite the iskandar hsr pill to secure something, better than nothing during past half century!
to tell the world we oni have a causway bridge + tuas bridge comparing to ah tiong with honkie on their bridges and links they have established for past 50yrs????
we are damn damn siasuay !!!