Previously, about 1,400 vehicles passed through the immigration clearance in an hour. Read more at straitstimes.com.
JOHOR BAHRU - About 2,300 vehicles are now able to pass through immigration clearance within an hour at the Johor side of the Causeway, following some short-term measures implemented by the authorities.
“The QRT, a short-term initiative implemented by the government to improve congestion issues, offers solutions like training and placing immigration staffers at checkpoints to man the counters, especially during peak hours,” he said.“Now with QRT, we can process up to 2,300 vehicles within the same period given that the motorists and passengers do not have clearance issues and have sufficient balance in their Touch ‘n Go cards,” said Mr Khairul after visiting the BSI CIQ on Sunday.
“It used to take the authorities about four to five hours to clear the visitor arrival hall, which has a maximum capacity of 3,000 people. That time has now been shortened to about three hours to complete the same process for the same number of people.” Flyers would be handed out starting this week to create more awareness about the feature among Singaporeans, especially day trippers who visit Johor for shopping and other recreational activities, said Mr Khairul.
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