ADVICE TO TRAVELLERS OVER CNY TRAFFIC CONGESTION

SINGAPORE, Jan 18 (Bernama) -- The Singapore Immigration and Checkpoint

Authority (ICA) said today it expects traffic build-up between Friday and

Tuesday at the Woodlands and Tuas land checkpoints in view of the Chinese New

Year festive period and advised travellers to adhere to a travel advisory.

In a statement, it advised travellers to maintain lane discipline at all

times and car-pool or make use of public transportation.

Singaporeans who are issued with the BioPass or are registered with the

National Registration Office are encouraged to use the enhanced Immigration

Automated Clearance System (eIACS) lanes at the bus halls for immigration

clearance, it said.

The eIACS allows them to clear immigration through automated lanes within 12

seconds at no additional cost.

The ICA also reminded travellers to ensure that they carry their own

passports before presenting themselves for immigration clearance at the

checkpoints.

It said the ICA has detected a number of cases where travellers presented

the wrong passports for immigration clearance, thus affecting clearance

efficiency and causing inconvenience to other checkpoint users.

-- BERNAMA

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