Drivers endure hours-long jam at Causeway on first day of Chinese New Year

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If you've left it late, you would have probably found yourself stuck in an hours-long congestion while heading up north on first day of Chinese New Year. On Saturday (Feb 10), some drivers were reportedly stuck in jams for as long as two hours on the Causeway, while commuters at the Johor Bahru checkpoint were similarly stuck in long queues,...

February 11, 2024 3:26 AMIf you've left it late, you would have probably found yourself stuck in an hours-long congestion while heading up north on first day of Chinese New Year.

On Saturday , some drivers were reportedly stuck in jams for as long as two hours on the Causeway,, reported 8world. Real-time traffic updates from the Checkpoint.sg at 7am on Saturday morning showed that it will take at least an hour for drivers to complete their journey from Singapore to Malaysia. An update at about 4pm that same day showed that there was a jam from 85 to 125 minutes at the Causeway. On the other hand, it'll take drivers some 45 to 65 minutes to get to Johor via the Second Link.

The Immigration and Checkpoint Authority posted on their Facebook page today , warning the public that there is heavy departure traffic at Woodlands Checkpoint.check traffic conditions before embarking on their journeyA check on Jalanow on Sunday morning showed it'll take drivers about an hour to drive from Woodlands Checkpoint to Johor Bahru.

 

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