10-hour CIQ computer system breakdown causes massive jams

Vehicles moving slowly into the Bangunan Sultan Iskandar Customs, Immigration, Quarantine (CIQ) Complex via the Eastern Dispersal Link (EDL) here in Johor Baru on June 14

JOHOR BARU: A major breakdown in the computer system for the collection of levies caused massive traffic jams involving lorries travelling to Singapore via the Bangunan Sultan Iskandar Customs, Immig­ration and Quarantine (CIQ) complex.The system, which was down for at least 10 hours, was rectified by 10am yesterday.

It is learnt that a 3km-long traffic jam occurred at major roads leading to the CIQ complex at the height of the breakdown.