The projects involve including 44 M-Bike lanes at the Bangunan Sultan Iskandar and Kompleks Sultan Abu Bakar CIQs, costing approximate RM61.7 million. JOHOR BAHRU – Projects worth more than RM168.7 million (S$48.8 million) will be carried out at both of Johor’s Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) complexes to acknowledge and take good care of traffic congestion problems, revealed Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Fadillah Yusof on Wednesday.
He said the activities are about involving 44 M-Bike lanes at the Bangunan Sultan Iskandar (BSI) and Kompleks Sultan Abu Bakar (KSAB) CIQs, which will cost around RM61.7 million. “Statistics revealed that 71 million people utilised both CIQs previous year since border travel resumed on April 1, 2022,” Datuk Seri Fadillah conveyed. “For this year, about 98 million people have used both CIQs as at September, and we anticipate the figures to be able to reach 136 million by the last months of 2023.”
He was speaking after chairing a meeting on Wednesday with an extraordinary committee at BSI to address traffic congestion problems at both checkpoints. Mr Fadillah attended the meeting virtually, while Home Affairs Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, Works Minister Alexander Nanta Linggi and Johor Menteri Besar Onn Hafiz Ghazi were present. The Deputy Prime Minister said 21 initiatives had been decided to handle traffic congestion, and 15 of them were completed whilst the rest were ongoing as at Tuesday.
“Understanding the current and future requirements, the committee has made a decision to add another four initiatives to set up more M-Bike lanes, develop a covered walkway on the Causeway and give incentives for immigration officials on duty.