SINGAPORE: Travellers can expect very heavy traffic at Singapore’s land checkpoints for the upcoming National Day long weekend, said the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) on Friday (Aug 2).
Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints are set to see continuous heavy traffic in the lead-up to and during the period from Aug 8 to Aug 13.
Travellers should factor in additional waiting time, ICA said in its travel advisory.
“We also seek their understanding to cooperate with ICA officers, observe traffic rules and maintain lane discipline,” it added.
The land border crossings between Singapore and Malaysia are among the busiest in the world.
A daily average of nearly 480,000 travellers crossed both checkpoints during the June school holidays from May 23 to Jun 25, said the authority, with Jun 14 registering a record of more 530,000 travellers.
“During such peak periods, travellers departing by car had to wait up to three hours before they were cleared through immigration, due to traffic tailback from Malaysia,” said ICA.
Motorists should check the traffic situation at the checkpoints before starting their journey. They can do so on LTA’s One Motoring website.
