LTA just squandered $556M on technologically immature project?

[bic_cherry]

LTA just squandered $556M on technologically premature project?
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/time-to-get-moving-on-cost-efficient-transport

But that project - which started in 2016 and was slated to be rolled out from this year - has been in the slow lane.
In this year's Budget, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said “the technology to do this properly... is still several years away".
This is a shame. After all, the Land Transport Authority awarded NCS-Mitsubishi Heavy Industries $556 million to build the system four years ago after conducting extensive trials that proved its viability.

 

[face the facts]

the interesting question would be how many % of 556mio was undertable?

 

[a_korusawa]

this is another of those laundry that gahmen would take opportunity from this pandemic to write-off from dodgy investment under pinky's boss
they have planted revenue everywhere for their easy access to make or writeoff, besides exhausting treasury funds and reserves.

 

[laksaboy]

LOL, they spent a fortune to build Circle Line Stage 6. And now they're lamenting about costs.

Final stage of Circle Line to cost $4.85b
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/final-stage-of-circle-line-to-cost-485b

 

[pvtpublic]

they need 5G to make this work. probably too many blind spots with the current system.

 

[Leckmichamarsch]

wow
where is Lee BEE Wah???? jiak kaki liow

 

[congo9]

LOL, they spent a fortune to build Circle Line Stage 6. And now they're lamenting about costs.

Final stage of Circle Line to cost $4.85b
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/final-stage-of-circle-line-to-cost-485b

Smart contractor has fleece these book smart and ass covering civil servant.