JOHOR BARU: A massive power outage at the Woodlands Checkpoint in Singapore has caused a heavy traffic jam on most major roads leading to the Malaysian checkpoint here.<\/p>\n
Although all counters were operating at optimum level at the Bangunan Sultan Iskandar Customs, Immigration and Quarantine complex (BSI) here, the jam lasted for many hours due to a buildup of vehicles from the Singapore side.<\/p>\n
It is learnt that the issue started at about noon on the Singapore side.<\/p>\n
A Home Ministry official said the situation was worsened by a lorry heading to Singapore experiencing mechanical failure.<\/p>\n
At press time, it remains unclear what caused the power outage in Singapore.<\/p>\n
However, authorities were doing their best to resolve the congestion, including opening additional lanes to clear immigration.<\/p>\n
Additional police personnel have also been deployed around BSI and major access roads to manage the peak-hour rush of workers returning from Singapore.<\/p>\n
Among the major roads affected were Jalan Tebrau, Jalan Skudai and Jalan Lingkaran Dalam.<\/p>\n
At press time, the travel time into Johor Bahru was 32 minutes while travel into Singapore from Johor Bahru stood at one hour and 10 minutes.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile Singapore’s Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) in their Fecebook only mentioned that travellers planning to enter Singapore via Woodlands Checkpoint should expect delays.<\/p>\n
They said that two vehicles have broken down near the International Boundary along the Causeway towards Singapore.<\/p>\n
It is blocking one out of three lanes.<\/p>\n
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