HSR looks like its becoming a reality

From the Singapore Urban Redevelopment Authority

The Singapore Government announced today that the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) terminus will be located at the current site of Jurong Country Club (JCC) in Jurong East. The site will also be comprehensively redeveloped for new mixed-use developments and community facilities to serve Jurong residents, HSR passengers and visitors.

Kuala Lumpur-Singapore HSR

At the 6th Singapore-Malaysia Leaders’ Retreat on 5 May 2015, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced that the HSR terminus in Singapore would be located in Jurong East. This is in line with the Government’s vision to develop Jurong into a second Central Business District and as a new gateway to Singapore.

Singapore seems pretty keen on the HSR even chewing out a big chunk of land for the project.  I think it may become a reality faster than most people think.  The announcement of the delay was hard for contractors to stomach, but perhaps it is possible the HSR may be fast tracked.  I believe the hold up mostly lies in Malaysia.

Good news for companies vying for construction.  90% of the project will be in Malaysia as most of the track will be located here.  Also its positive for neighbourly relations.  Usually if Malaysia proposes, Singapore will resist, but in this case it seems like both are on board.