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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sakuraguy" data-source="post: 1463064" data-attributes="member: 6441">Johor-Singapore CausewayThe Johor-Singapore Causeway is a 1,056 metre causeway that links the city of Johor Bahru in Malaysia across the Straits of Johor to the town of Woodlands in Singapore. It serves as a road, rail, and pedestrian link, as well as piping water into Singapore. The causeway connects to the Skudai Highway (Federal route 1) on the Malaysian side and the Bukit Timah Expressway on the Singaporean side. It carries 60,000 vehicles on a typical day, with particularly bad traffic congestion on the eve of public holidays.The Johor-Singapore Causeway was completed in 1924 after four years of construction. It was partially severed in 1942 during the Second World War, to prevent the Japanese army from invading Singapore. However, it was rebuilt once the Japanese had captured Singapore. During the 1964 Race Riots, the causeway was closed from 22 to 26 July, 1964.The Johor-Singapore Causeway is the first land link between the two countries. The second, called the Tuas Second Link, was completed in 1998.The Woodlands Checkpoint, built partially on reclaimed land, was opened in 1999 to accommodate the increasing traffic flow and the soot which had enveloped the old customs complex over the years. The old road leading to the causeway was diverted. The old customs complex, built in the early 1970s, at the junction between Woodlands Road and Woodlands Centre Road closed after the new checkpoint was opened in July 1999, although the motorcycle lane remained opened in the morning until 2001.Causeway ReplacementUnder Mahathir administrations, the Malaysian government scheduled to build a new customs, immigration and quarantine complex on a hilltop near the railway station. A bridge is planned to link the new customs complex with city square. The project was termed "Gerbang Selatan Bersepadu" (integrated southern gateway) by the government. The project was awarded to construction company, Gerbang Perdana. During the construction, one of the two underpass channels located at the end of the old customs complex was being blocked out. Roads exiting from the old customs complex was diverted.It was designated to direct traffic up the new customs complex after the completion of the new bridge. The old customs complex will be scheduled to be torn down once the new customs complex begin operation.Such proposals on replacing the old causeway with a new bridge has resulted a political rift between the two countries since the early 2000s. The Malaysian government envisioned that disagreement by Singapore to participate in the project would result in a crooked bridge. However, Singapore has indicated that it might agree to a bridge if the Singaporean airforce is allowed to use part of Johor's airspace. Malaysia refuses the offer and negotiation is said to be still ongoing. [1]However in January 2006, Malaysia announced that it is going ahead to build the new bridge, now referred to as scenic bridge. [2] The construction of the new scenic bridge on Malaysian side had officially began on 10 March 2006 when the pilling works of this bridge was completed, [3] but on 12 April 2006, construction was halted and scrapped by Mahathir's successor, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, with growing complications in both negotiation (the conditions set by Singapore were strongly opposed by the people of Malaysia on grounds of national sovereignty) and legal matters with Singapore.[4][edit]The Southern Integrated GatewaySee also Southern Integrated Gateway [edit]Traffic navigational channelsTwo lanes are designated for cars and motorcycles heading for Singapore. A third lane was designated for buses and a fourth lane was designated for trucks and lorries. Similarly, two lanes are designated for cars and motorcycles entering Malaysia. A third lane was designated for trucks. Photography and recording is not permitted in most parts of the custom premises from both sides, especially Singapore. Correction of the offence would mean surrending the used film to the ICA or deleting the images from the digital camera.[edit]Entering SingaporeAt the Singapore (entering) side, LED screens direct cars into four separate lanes, and within the four lanes that leads into the customs complex, numerous counters are allocated to check the passenger's passports. This sector is termed "Primary Clearance".Motorcycles are directed into one main channel. This applies to buses entering Singapore, where they will have to enter via another separate channel.Cars carrying taxable goods are directed to the red channel to declare their goods and make payments at a nearby counter. Cars not carrying any taxable goods are allowed to proceed to the green channel, and it is mandatory for cars to proceed to the customs officers check centre. This sector is termed "Secondary Clearance".This requires at least one passenger to alight from the car. Parking lots are used to accommodate these cars. If clear, the car will proceed to a customs officers check centre. The officer-in-charge has every right to search the goods in the passenger car. Suspicious candidates will have to drive to a nearby station for a dog check. This requires a person to dig out all his goods for officers to check, while at the same time the dog sniffs to detect if the car contained any smuggled goods/drugs. If clear, the driver will be directed onto the main road which leads to the flyover to Bukit Timah Expressway or to Woodlands Centre Road.[edit]Leaving SingaporeSingapore's law stated that Singapore-registered cars leaving Singapore have to top up their petrol tanks to at least the 3/4 mark, although in the past a 1/2 tank was enough. Foreign-registered cars are exempted from this rule.All vehicles have the option to enter the customs complex either through the Bukit Timah Expressway or the Woodlands Centre Road. Passenger cars entering via Woodlands Centre Road are directed into four channels; cars at Bukit Timah Expressway would encounter problems in driving as two car lanes would merge somewhere along the viaduct leading to the customs complex.Cars are then directed to drive-in counters to have their passports checked. If clear, cars will drive towards the sector where officiers might be seen checking the petrol meter in every Singapore-registered car. Cars will then enter the causeway.[edit]Entering MalaysiaCars entering Malaysia are separated into two categories: car with a person in it and car with two or more persons. The former will go to a small, right-hand side section of the complex while the latter will be directed to the large portion of the complex. Buses carrying passengers will alight at the right-most corner of the complex.Vans and other goods vehicles are channeled up a slope leading to the Tanjung Puteri complex above the custom complex meant for cars.[edit]Leaving MalaysiaPassenger cars leaving Malaysia only required their passports to be checked. Cars are directed to counters where their passports are to be checked before they are permitted to proceed to the causeway.Malaysians, who are permitted to hold restricted passports (only valid for entering Singapore) until December 31, 2005, were only required to show the passport to the customs officer at the counter. A new law was introduced in 2003 to stop issuing restricted passports to all Malaysians. This requires Malaysians travelling to Singapore to hold an international passport, a rule that was once optional. Singaporeans once held similar passports as with the Malaysians until 2000.[edit]Traffic JamsOn December 23, 2005, the news at 10 p.m. of MediaCorp TV Channel 8 reported a traffic jam measuring up to 1.5km along Woodlands Centre Road at that night. Automobiles heading towards the customs complex via the Bukit Timah Expressway also faced a similar problem. The news reported that travellers travelling by bus across the causeway took about thirty to forty-five minutes, saving about one hour on travelling time compared to other automobiles. Car drivers, randomly picked out by reporters for very short interviews, said that entering Malaysia, particularly at night, took about one and a half hours, while leaving Malaysia takes about two hours.An Indian driver complained to the reporters that such traffic jams are a daily affair. He also furthered that policemen only concentrated on directing traffic along BKE and the junction between Woodlands Road, Woodlands Centre Road, and the flyover up to the customs complex. The entire road along Woodlands Road and Woodlands Centre Road had no police to direct the traffic. This forced several drivers to risk their lives against automobiles by directing traffic for access of their own vehicles.[edit]Singapore VEP chargesThe Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) Scheme was introduced in 1973 to regulate the entry of foreign-registered cars into Singapore. This scheme was eventually extended to foreign-registered motorcycles in 1992.During the 1980s, foreign-registered cars were allowed up to twenty five days of VEP-free days on weekdays and Saturdays from 2 a.m. to 3 p.m.. These cars will then have to pay the VEP after the days were fully utilised. A VEP slip at that time consist of a coloured, patterned paper which was sticked to the windscreen using a sticker. Each VEP is only valid for a day.Since the 1990s, cars and motorcycles had to display a coloured paper on their dashboards stating the date of entry. Such permits were only valid on weekdays between 7 p.m. to 2 a.m., Saturdays after 3 p.m. and the entire Sundays and Singapore's Public Holidays. Cars and motorcycles were also allowed five days of free-entry for each calendar year into Singapore during peak hours during weekdays (including Saturday and eve of public holidays before 3 p.m.). Such a move was to control traffic flow in Singapore by restricting foreign-registered from entering Singapore.In 2000, the Land Transport Authority decided to cease issuing multi-coloured Vehicle Entry Permits printed on cars and motorcycles. Instead, coupons were issued and distributed to foreign-registered vehicles entering Singapore; vehicles entering via the Johor Causeway will receive a purple ticket with the LTA logo printed on it. A similar green ticket was issued and distributed for foreign-registered vehicles entering via the Second Link at Tuas. Drivers will have to pay for the ticket as toll charges. These coupons were issued in 1999 but co-existed with the Vehicle Entry Permit until it phased out on March 31, 2000.At the same time, the five-day free entry scheme for foreign-registered vehicles entering Singapore during peak hours in Singapore was abolished. However, such ticketing system was later abolished and the Autopass Card System was introduced. Drivers will have to slot in their cards into an In-Vehicle Unit or (IU) machine which deduct the toll charges the drivers will have to pay. However, toll charges are automatically deducted via the IU machine when the vehicle leaves Singapore.All foreign-registered vehicles entering Singapore are only granted free entry on weekends and during the off-peak hours on weekdays (5 p.m.-2 a.m.), although toll charges have to be paid, which varies from vehicle. Cars and motorcycles entering Singapore during peak hours during weekdays had to pay Vehicle Entry Permit fees.In January 2005, with the implementation of the five-day work week, foreign-registered cars are exempted of VEP charges for entire Saturdays, instead of exempting VEP charges only after 3 p.m. on Saturdays. Exemption of VEP charges on Sundays and Singapore's Public Holidays still apply.The Land Transport Authority announced on June 1, 2005, foreign-registered cars and motorcycles are permitted to drive into Singapore for ten days in a calendar year without paying Vehicle Entry Permit fees, although toll charges still apply. After the 10-Vehicle Entry Permit free days have been utillised, drivers will have to pay the prevailing VEP fees for subsequent days if they continue to use or drive their vehicles into Singapore. Such charges apply to cars and motorcylces who leave their vehicles in Singapore during weekdays between 2 a.m. to 5 p.m.. However, during the Singapore mid-year and year-end school holidays, VEP fees will only apply from 2 a.m. to 12 p.m..In the same year, the government increased the toll charges of cars (S$1 to S$1.20 for cars entering via Causeway, S$3.50 to S$3.70 for cars entering via Second link) and other vehicles. Vehicle Entry Permit Charges for cars was lowered from thirty dollars to twenty dollars.VEPs can also be purchased on a monthly basis at S$600 for cars and S$80 for motorcycles.[edit]VEP chargesPassenger Cars: S$20 per day Motorcycles: S$4 per day [edit]TollsVehicles will have to pay toll charges at both sides of the causeway. In Singapore, VEP charges apply to cars and motorcycles who have utilised the 10-VEP free days.[edit]Malaysian toll chargesPassenger cars: RM 2.60 Motorcycle: None (correct as of December 20, 2005) Vans and other small good vehicles: RM 4.50 Large Trucks: RM 5.50 Taxis: RM 1.30 Buses: RM 2.10 [edit]Singapore toll chargesPassenger cars: S$1.20 Motorcycle: (Nil) Vans and other Light Goods vehicles: $1.80 [1] Heavy Goods Vehicles: S$2.40 Taxis: S$0.60 Buses: S$0.90 1.↑ Vans/Light Goods Vehicles are defined as those having two axles or six wheels or less.</blockquote>

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