All counters open to cope with crunch at Causeway
22 Dec 2015|2,188 views
All or most counters at the Woodlands Checkpoint are open, as manpower has been added to cope with the greater traffic during the holiday season, said Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam, reported The Straits Times.
He visited the Woodlands Checkpoint last Saturday following reports of heavy vehicle and pedestrian traffic on the Causeway last week. "I read accounts of some travellers who said that certain car counters are closed. We open all the counters," he said in remarks released yesterday.
An estimated 430,000 travellers cross the Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints daily during the year end, compared with 400,000 during non-peak periods.
The holiday traveller volume spikes, tighter security in the face of terrorist threats and unpredictable traffic situations are reasons for the recent Causeway jams, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said yesterday. Traffic is monitored in real time, said the ICA, and resources are diverted accordingly.
Mr. Shanmugam added, "People understand that, as a result of what has happened in Paris and the heightened terrorism threats worldwide, ensuring the safety of Singapore and Singaporeans is ICA's foremost priority."
All or most counters at the Woodlands Checkpoint are open, as manpower has been added to cope with the greater traffic during the holiday season, said Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam, reported The Straits Times.
He visited the Woodlands Checkpoint last Saturday following reports of heavy vehicle and pedestrian traffic on the Causeway last week. "I read accounts of some travellers who said that certain car counters are closed. We open all the counters," he said in remarks released yesterday.
An estimated 430,000 travellers cross the Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints daily during the year end, compared with 400,000 during non-peak periods.
The holiday traveller volume spikes, tighter security in the face of terrorist threats and unpredictable traffic situations are reasons for the recent Causeway jams, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said yesterday. Traffic is monitored in real time, said the ICA, and resources are diverted accordingly.
Mr. Shanmugam added, "People understand that, as a result of what has happened in Paris and the heightened terrorism threats worldwide, ensuring the safety of Singapore and Singaporeans is ICA's foremost priority."
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