Heavy Singapore-bound traffic at Woodlands Checkpoint as long weekend starts in Johor

Live camera feed on the OneMotoring portal showed heavy congestion stretching across the Causeway from Johor from as early as 7am. - LTA

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Motorists entering Singapore via the Woodlands Checkpoint were caught in heavy traffic as early as 7am on Thursday (March 23), the start of a four-day-long weekend in Johor.

Thursday is the first day of Ramadan and the birthday of Johor’s ruler, Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar – both public holidays in the state. With the state adopting a Friday-Saturday weekend, Sunday has been declared a replacement holiday.