{
  "id": 8191026,
  "title": "North-South Corridor: Costs of two-year delay to be known only after completion, LTA says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/north-south-corridor-costs-of-two-year-delay-to-be-known-only-after",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T06:31:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNA - Singapore",
    "slug": "cna-singapore",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/north-south-corridor-delay-costs-lta-businesses-6394091"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has stated that the additional costs resulting from a two-year delay to the North-South Corridor project will not be known until the project is finished, according to a spokesperson. The contractor or the agency itself may bear these additional costs, determined after the project's completion. The original projected cost of the project was S$7.47 billion.",
  "summary": "LTA says it will assess whether any additional costs will be borne by the contractor or the agency itself, once the project wraps up.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": "The delay's financial impact on the North-South Corridor project will be assessed only after completion, leaving open the possibility that either the contractor or the LTA may bear the extra costs.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "North-South Corridor: Costs of two-year delay to be known only after completion, LTA says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/north-south-corridor-costs-of-two-year-delay-to-be-known-only-after-8192369",
        "published": "2026-09-18T06:31:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Singapore’s North-South Corridor faces two‑year delay; LTA says cost impact known only after project ends",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/singapores-north-south-corridor-faces-two-year-delay-lta-says-cost",
        "published": "2026-09-18T08:55:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}