{"id":97734,"date":"2026-11-05T18:03:01","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T10:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=97734"},"modified":"2026-11-05T18:03:01","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T10:03:01","slug":"ica-refutes-power-outage-report-at-woodlands-checkpoint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=97734","title":{"rendered":"ICA refutes power outage report at Woodlands Checkpoint"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"text-primary article-summary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE \u2013 <!-- -->There was no power outage at the Woodlands Checkpoint on Nov 4<!-- -->, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said, refuting a Malaysian media report of a disruption at the key border crossing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">On Nov 4, Malaysian daily The Star reported that a \u201cmassive power outage at the Woodlands Checkpoint in Singapore\u201d led to a heavy traffic jam leading to the Malaysian checkpoint. It said that the issue started at about noon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In response to queries from The Straits Times, <!-- -->ICA said on Nov 5 that planned electrical maintenance works were conducted at the Old Woodlands Checkpoint on Nov 4, from 10am to 2pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">While the Old Woodlands Checkpoint was temporarily unavailable for the clearance of arriving lorries during the works, lorry clearance continued at Woodlands Checkpoint<!-- -->, ICA said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">During this period, some Singapore-bound cargo traffic built up on the Causeway, ICA said, adding that operations at the Old Woodlands Checkpoint resumed at around 4pm that day.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ICA refutes Malaysian media claim that Causeway jam was caused by outage at Woodlands Checkpoint\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jJPanTiHrJM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">ICA said that later in the day, it observed that two lorries broke down on the Malaysian side of the Causeway towards Singapore at about 4.30pm and 6.30pm respectively.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The breakdowns blocked one of the three arrival lanes, contributing to traffic queues extending from the lorry breakdown sites into Malaysia<!-- -->, the authority added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The congestion was exacerbated by the higher volume of vehicles during the evening peak period<!-- -->, ICA said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The first lorry was removed only at 9.50pm that evening, ICA said<!-- -->, adding that the second was removed at <!-- -->about 12.20am<!-- --> on Nov 5.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">ICA said: \u201cDuring this period, traffic towards Woodlands Checkpoint was disrupted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cICA posted advisories on its Facebook page to alert travellers to the vehicle breakdowns and expected delays, and notify them when the affected lane reopened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The authority\u2019s response comes after Malaysian news outlet The Star, in its article headlined \u201c<!-- -->Power outage at Woodlands Checkpoint triggers massive Causeway gridlock<!-- -->\u201d, attributed the long queues to a power outage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Its report added: \u201cAlthough 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 build-up of vehicles from the Singapore side.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">It also reported that at press time, \u201cit remains unclear what caused the power outage in Singapore\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Singapore\u2019s land border crossings with Malaysia \u2013 at Tuas and Woodlands \u2013 are among the busiest in the world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">According to ICA statistics released in <!-- -->February<!-- -->, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/courts-crime\/record-245-million-travellers-passed-through-singapores-checkpoints-in-2025-ica?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"inline font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"typography-test-id\">close to 245 million travellers passed through <\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/courts-crime\/record-245-million-travellers-passed-through-singapores-checkpoints-in-2025-ica?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"inline font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"typography-test-id\">Singapore\u2019s checkpoints in 2025<\/span><\/a>,<!-- --> surpassing the <!-- -->230 million seen in the previous year<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">ICA then said that around <!-- -->three in four travellers had entered the country through the land checkpoints.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">More recently, ICA said on Nov 1 that during the recent school holidays from <!-- -->Sept 4 to Sept 14, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/heavy-traffic-expected-at-woodlands-tuas-checkpoints-during-deepavali-long-weekend?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"inline font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"typography-test-id\">more than 6.1 million travellers crossed the two checkpoints<\/span><\/a>, with the volume peaking at more than 599,000 on Sept 4<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The authority said that figure set a new single-day record, which surpassed the previous peak of more than 598,000 crossings on June 19.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"portrait inline-media-wrapper\" style=\"--aspect-article-portrait:1140 \/ 2041\" data-testid=\"inline-media-test-id\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start relative w-fit\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/4958b794522e70f310c07dbed63112f5171633024e31ce69da614d455bfd1939?w=480\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 720px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/4958b794522e70f310c07dbed63112f5171633024e31ce69da614d455bfd1939?w=720\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 721px and max-width: 3999px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/4958b794522e70f310c07dbed63112f5171633024e31ce69da614d455bfd1939?w=900\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 4000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/4958b794522e70f310c07dbed63112f5171633024e31ce69da614d455bfd1939\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/4958b794522e70f310c07dbed63112f5171633024e31ce69da614d455bfd1939\" alt=\"ICA\u2019s response comes after some media agencies reported that heavy traffic was caused by a power outage at Woodlands Checkpoint.\" class=\"aspect-portrait flex items-start shrink-0 portrait article-portrait object-contain mobile:w-auto tablet:w-auto\" data-testid=\"image-test-id\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\"\/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"mobile:mx-16 tablet:mx-00 pt-08 pb-16\">\n<p class=\"inline text-secondary font-secondary-captions-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"inline-media-caption-test-id\">ICA\u2019s response comes after some media agencies reported that heavy traffic was caused by a power outage at Woodlands Checkpoint.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline text-tertiary font-secondary-captions-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"inline-media-credit-test-id\"> <!-- -->PHOTO: SCREENGRAB FROM CHECKPOINT.SG<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"article-list-container\" data-testid=\"bulleted-article-list-test-id\">\n<ul class=\"pl-22 list-disc article-list-wrapper\">\n<li class=\"article-list-item list-item\" 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