Traffic flow during peak hours at Woodlands Checkpoint has improved following the opening of a new clearance hall, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said on Tuesday (June 30).
The new hall — created by repurposing part of the departure cargo zone at Woodlands Checkpoint — is dedicated to chartered buses and vans ferrying workers between Singapore and Malaysia during weekday evening peak periods.
This new arrangement has freed up bus bays at the main departure bus concourse for both public and looping bus services since April 17.
The new hall is also equipped with 15 automated clearance kiosks and has reduced average clearance time for travelling workers from 30 minutes down to 10, ICA stated.
ICA explained that while chartered buses and vans ferrying workers form only a portion of overall traffic, these workers may end up taking longer at bus bays as each worker is individually cleared.
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