Expect heavy traffic at S’pore-Malaysia land borders over Hari Raya Haji holiday: ICA
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Those travelling by car or bus are advised to take into account a longer wait for immigration clearance.
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SINGAPORE - Motorists planning to enter Malaysia by car over the Hari Raya Haji holiday should expect waiting times of close to three hours during peak periods.
With the upcoming public holiday on Thursday, heavy traffic is expected at both Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints between Wednesday and next Monday, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said on Tuesday.
It advised those travelling by car or bus to take into account a longer wait for immigration clearance.
During the June school holidays, continuous heavy traffic was observed at both land checkpoints, and traveller volume peaked on June 16 with about 430,000 crossings, exceeding pre-pandemic levels, said the ICA.
More than 1.2 million travellers crossed the land checkpoints between Singapore and Malaysia from June 16 to 18.
The ICA noted that there were long queues of cars waiting to clear immigration, and continuous tailback from Malaysia.
With schools reopening on June 26, more than 1.1 million travellers cleared immigration at the land checkpoints from June 23 to 25, it added.
The ICA advised motorists to check the traffic situation at both checkpoints on the Land Transport Authority’s OneMotoring website or the Expressway Monitoring and Advisory System installed on the Bukit Timah and Ayer Rajah expressways, before embarking on their journey.
Updates on traffic conditions will also be posted on the ICA’s Facebook and Twitter accounts, and broadcast on local radio stations Money FM 89.3, Kiss92, One FM 91.3, 96.3 Hao FM and UFM100.3.
The ICA said it works closely with the Traffic Police to ensure road discipline and urged motorists to observe traffic rules, maintain lane discipline and cooperate with officers on-site.
It added: “Motorists should refrain from queue-cutting as it can cause severe congestion and compromise the safety of other motorists. Errant motorists caught queue-cutting will be turned back to Singapore.”
In June, a Malaysian driver travelling from Singapore to Malaysia, who was caught on video attempting to cut the queue on the Causeway
