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Travellers Advised to Plan Journey When Using Land Checkpoints
The traffic flow passing through the two land checkpoints at Woodlands and Tuas is expected to be heavy during the coming long weekend. For departures, the build-up is expected to start on Friday evening (28 April 2006). For arrivals, traffic is expected to be heavy on Sunday evening (30 April 2006) and Monday evening (1 May 2006).
2. Traffic build-up is inevitable when a large number of travellers want to use the checkpoints at the same time. Members of the public are requested to play a part in helping to ease congestion at the land checkpoints. They can help to minimise the congestion by maintaining lane discipline. They can also help by adjusting their travel plans and avoiding peak periods as far as possible. To avoid the congestion at the checkpoints, travellers are encouraged to car-pool or make use of public transport. In addition, they should also make sure that they do not bring unlawful or prohibited goods into Singapore as this would affect clearance efficiency and cause inconvenience to other travellers. The list of controlled and prohibited items is set out on ICA’s website http://www.ica.gov.sg
3. Travellers departing Singapore by land will be able to know in advance the traffic situation at Tuas and Woodlands from the LTA's Expressway Monitoring & Advisory System (EMAS) installed along AYE and BKE respectively. Travellers can also call the traffic information hotline at 6863-0117 or listen to TrafficWatch on the radio to find out the latest traffic conditions at the land checkpoints. They can also know the latest traffic conditions via Short Message Service (SMS) by dialling *112. This service is provided by Singtel and more information can be found on the website at http://www.ideas.singtel.com.
4. Our borders are our first line of defence in safeguarding Singapore's security against penetration by terrorists. We have stepped up security checks at all our checkpoints. We now conduct 100% checks on persons, cargo and conveyances that pass through our checkpoints. These security checks are critical to our nation’s security, especially since terrorism remains a clear and present threat to Singapore. We have to remain vigilant, as would-be offenders, including possible terrorists, may try to bring unlawful goods into Singapore, or slip into Singapore to perpetrate criminal or terrorist acts during this peak period.
5. ICA will put in every effort and continue to take the necessary measures to improve clearance efficiency as much as possible without compromising security. We seek the travellers’ understanding and cooperation, as their security is our utmost concern.
2. Traffic build-up is inevitable when a large number of travellers want to use the checkpoints at the same time. Members of the public are requested to play a part in helping to ease congestion at the land checkpoints. They can help to minimise the congestion by maintaining lane discipline. They can also help by adjusting their travel plans and avoiding peak periods as far as possible. To avoid the congestion at the checkpoints, travellers are encouraged to car-pool or make use of public transport. In addition, they should also make sure that they do not bring unlawful or prohibited goods into Singapore as this would affect clearance efficiency and cause inconvenience to other travellers. The list of controlled and prohibited items is set out on ICA’s website http://www.ica.gov.sg
3. Travellers departing Singapore by land will be able to know in advance the traffic situation at Tuas and Woodlands from the LTA's Expressway Monitoring & Advisory System (EMAS) installed along AYE and BKE respectively. Travellers can also call the traffic information hotline at 6863-0117 or listen to TrafficWatch on the radio to find out the latest traffic conditions at the land checkpoints. They can also know the latest traffic conditions via Short Message Service (SMS) by dialling *112. This service is provided by Singtel and more information can be found on the website at http://www.ideas.singtel.com.
4. Our borders are our first line of defence in safeguarding Singapore's security against penetration by terrorists. We have stepped up security checks at all our checkpoints. We now conduct 100% checks on persons, cargo and conveyances that pass through our checkpoints. These security checks are critical to our nation’s security, especially since terrorism remains a clear and present threat to Singapore. We have to remain vigilant, as would-be offenders, including possible terrorists, may try to bring unlawful goods into Singapore, or slip into Singapore to perpetrate criminal or terrorist acts during this peak period.
5. ICA will put in every effort and continue to take the necessary measures to improve clearance efficiency as much as possible without compromising security. We seek the travellers’ understanding and cooperation, as their security is our utmost concern.