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Malaysia to invest $222m to upgrade Johor checkpoints to ease congestion

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A traffic jam on the Woodlands Causeway for traffic heading toward Singapore at approximately 3.30pm on Oct 12, 2022.

The Causeway is one of the world’s busiest land crossings, with more than 300,000 users daily.

ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN

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- The Malaysian government has approved an allocation of RM741.3 million (S$222.1 million) to upgrade the Johor checkpoints at the Causeway and Second Link to resolve congestion issues.

On Monday, Deputy Finance Minister Ahmad Maslan announced the

approval of upgrading projects for the two checkpoint complexes

that connect to Singapore in Woodlands and Tuas.

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