Squeezing onto a packed and stuffy bus is part and parcel of the cross-border journey for Malaysians commuting daily to Singapore for work. But more are choosing to walk across the border instead because of heavy traffic due to the enhanced security measures at the Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints.
'Faster to walk than to take bus': More Malaysians cross Causeway on foot to avoid jam caused by enhanced security
Taking to Facebook group Both Checkpoint on Tuesday morning, user Avis See said he started waiting for a bus at 6.20am, and only managed to board at around 7.40am. In a post that same morning, user Kitty Too wrote: "Lots of people walking across the Causeway today... The buses are all stuck behind the halfway point of the bridge."
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