Johor government proposes ‘single clearance’ immigration system to ease Causeway congestion: Report

JOHOR BAHRU: In a bid to help ease Causeway congestion, the particular Johor government offers proposed a “single clearance system” to ease the traffic situation at the land gate.  

Under the proposed program, immigration clearance is only going to be conducted as soon as on either part of the border, Johor’s works, transportation plus infrastructure committee chief Mohamad Fazli Mohamad Salleh told The particular Star on Friday (Feb 3).  

“This means Singapore’s immigration officers will be stationed from our checkpoints in Johor to clear people entering the Republic, while Malaysian migration personnel will be used in Singapore in order to those entering Malaysia, ” the state executive council member has been quoted as stating by The Star.

He stated: “This proposal is still on the initial stages. This will be similar to the system which will be used when the Rapid Transit System (RTS) operations start in 2026. ”

The RTS link aims to connect the Bukit Chagar in Johor Bahru city to Woodlands in Singapore, serving about 10, 1000 passengers per hour each way to help ease traffic congestion to the Causeway.  

CNA has provided to Singapore’s Migration and Checkpoints Authority for further comments to the proposal laid out simply by Mr Fazli.  

According to him, Johor was also searching for additional funding to boost motorcycle lanes through 50 to 75 each way on the Causeway.  

Mr Fazli, exactly who heads a multi-agency task force that looks into easing blockage at the Causeway plus Second Link in Tuas, reportedly told The Star there was a proposal for your lorry lanes for use for passenger visitors on the weekends.  

The Star reported that Johor chief minister Onn Hafiz Ghazi had previously appealed with regard to something to be accomplished about the situation on the Causeway, saying that regarding 150, 000 regular commuters were becoming greatly inconvenienced from the heavy traffic.  

He added that a majority of commuters entering Singapore needed to wake up at 4am to queue on the Johor Bahru boundary checkpoint by 5am in order to get through the visitors gridlock for function and return late at night.