Johor says that efforts by government agencies to ease the Causeway jam has reportedly reduced the traffic congestion time at the land crossing between Malaysia and Singapore by at least two hours each day. However, state mentri besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi says that this isn’t enough, and that the state was striving to further lower the wait time at the Causeway and Second Link, as The Star reports.
“I am thankful we have been able to disperse the traffic effectively and I am confident that we can save another hour of congestion by the end of the year,” he said. He said that previously, the traffic jam could last up to four hours at the 1km-long Causeway.
Last month, Onn Hafiz said all issues plaguing the customs, immigration and quarantine (CIQ) at Bangunan Sultan Iskandar (BSI) and Kompleks Sultan Abu Bakar in Iskandar Puteri were expected to be mitigated by end of September.
The MB said that each day, some 450,000 people travel through the BSI and Kompleks Sultan Abu Bakar CIQs, with around 300,000 commuters passing through the BSI alone. Earlier this year, he highlighted that the majority of daily Johor-SG commuters had to get up at 4am every day to queue at the JB border checkpoint by 5am, before returning late at night.
In February, Malaysia proposed the implementation of a single clearance system, where clearance would only be done on either side of the border, once. This would be similar to the system that will be used when the Rapid Transit System operations begin in 2026.
The state also said then it was seeking funding to increase motorcycle lanes, with a proposal to add 25 motorcycle lanes at the Causeway. Expected to cost approximately RM2.57 million, the 25 extra motorcycle lanes will supplement the 50 lanes currently in place, bringing the total to 75.
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Although MB Johor is from UMNO, i give credit where its due. He works hard for the rakyat of both Johor and Sinkieland. Syabas MB.
It’s SINGAPORE. NOT Sinkieland. Learn some manners.
Sic more Sgporeans until they boh song to come over then less congestion across Causeway then automatically waiting time reduce. Walao anybody oso can do that but what will it do to Johore economy?
Vice versa… SG should revoke all work permit. This will definitely ease the daily jam. LOL
One thing i hope Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi can do is improve the road quality in JB. He’s done spot checks but i still can see some potholes around on certain roads. Oh and also deal with the illegal road side parking.
Terbaik Johor Madani.
Big Salute to our Menteri Besar Johor Datuk Onn Hafiz.
Never in history of Johor where by a Menteri Besar of Johor go around in causeway complex or a surrounding area which causes a massive Jam….But our Present Menteri Besar Johor Datuk Onn Hafiz had strive without tiredness day and night to eradicate and to over come the massive Jam that occurred in decades.Syabas Datuk.without your interferences, I think the BSI will be as what it is before .Datuk, pls put an extra time too ,for the sake of Johoreans especially on the massive Jams that occurred daily along Jalan Tebrau, Pelangi and Sentosa .Lots of Potholes and un event roads as well as bumpy roads.Tired of driving and causes heavy bills on car repairs. Hoping through your interferences things and matters might go well.
Thank you Datuk.
Syabas dan Taniah to our Johor MB. He make a right effort by focusing to reduce the waiting time. Imagine how many Man-Hours can put into productive output and improve quality of lives for the work force and traveler across the causway.
So i suppose they don’t have a manager at the johore CIQ to oversee customs and immigration needing MB and sultans to intervene. Or officers just dont care as managers are ignored.
But do so much at JB side den come causeway is a single lane…… Unless sg improve also
The problem is the Malaysian Immigration officers do not wanna take the day shifts because too much work, and theres a problem, night shifts gives incentives and theres not much people to serve at night (12mn-6am), corruption behind the scenes