Heavy traffic into Singapore at Woodlands Checkpoint after ICA steps up security checks

Beat The Jam, another app that tracks land checkpoint traffic, puts the estimated travel time at 103 minutes to 155 minutes.

The same journey about four weeks ago would have taken about 37 minutes, according to the app.

Travellers at the Tuas Checkpoint appeared to be facing lighter traffic.

The estimated travel time for people heading to Singapore via the Second Link at Tuas was 25-35 minutes around 9.30am, according to the Checkpoint.SG app, and 21-32 minutes according to the Beat The Jam app.

Heavy arrival traffic at Woodlands Checkpoint was expected, said the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) early on the morning of March 2.

The ICA had said on Feb 28 that it would be stepping up security checks on arriving travellers and cargo at the land, air and sea checkpoints because of the heightened global security situation.

The United States and Israel conducted strikes on Iran on Feb 28,

Iran has retaliated with

including Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

Heavy traffic and extended bus queues had already been reported on March 1, as Malaysians working in Singapore returned to the Republic to start their work week, with many opting to cross the Causeway by foot.