Motorists who headed into Malaysia at the start of the long weekend in Singapore on Friday faced heavy congestion at both land checkpoints, leading to travel delays customary of public holidays. The lengthy jams began in the morning, with the Immigration and Checkpoints...
Disgruntled motorists took to social media to share snapshots and videos of the jams.
“Those who didn’t know would think we were all fleeing from a big earthquake in Singapore to JB,” commented Facebook user Ea Ea Kin on one post about the congestion at Tuas. “I finished watching Da Chang Jin,” said Facebook user Mic Lim on the same post, referring to the notoriously long 2003 South Korean drama series, which has a 54-episode run.Friday marked the dayand is a public holiday. The September school holidays are from Saturday to Sept 10, and Sept 11 is Teacher’s Day.
On Monday, ICA had advised Malaysia-bound motorists to factor in extra travelling time this weekend, noting that almost 250,000 people had passed through both checkpoints in the first week of the month-long June school holidays. [1 Sep, 7.03pm] Departure traffic at the Second Link continues to be heavy. There is still car tailback from Malaysia's...
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