Queue of 2 hours or longer at Woodlands Checkpoint due to 'very heavy departure traffic': ICA

Motorists who are planning to travel across the Causeway can expect queue of two hours or longer, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) in a social media post on Tuesday (Sept 8) evening.

The authority also stated that there is very heavy departure traffic at Woodlands Checkpoint, with the queue reaching Exit 10A along the Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE). 

Checks on the Land Transport Authority's (LTA) traffic cameras at 7pm show that traffic along the Causeway is smooth.

Meanwhile, traffic along Woodlands Flyover and Woodlands Crossing is bumper-to-bumper.

Heavy traffic expected during Sept school holidays

On Aug 31, ICA had said that heavy traffic is expected at both Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints during the September school holidays from Sept 4 to Sept 15.

In its advisory then, the authority highlighted that security checks have been stepped up at all checkpoints since Feb 28 — when US and Israel struck Iran — due to the heightened global security environment.

"Travellers should therefore expect longer waiting time during peak travel periods," it said.

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