SINGAPORE — Drivers can expect heavy traffic and possible wait times of up to three hours at the land checkpoints over the upcoming Hari Raya Puasa long weekend, said the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) on Tuesday (April 18).
In a statement, ICA said that it anticipated the traffic situation to be similar to 2018 — the last time before the pandemic that Hari Raya Puasa fell on a long weekend.
ICA said that it anticipates a"similar heavy traffic situation" at both land checkpoints in the lead-up to and during the Hari Raya Puasa weekend, with traffic expected to be heavy between April 20 and 24. ICA added that motorists should monitor the traffic situation at the land checkpoints through the Land Transport Authority ’s One Motoring website or via the Expressway Monitoring and Advisory System installed along the Bukit Timah Expressway and AYE before embarking on their journey.
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