MY-SG Second Link heavy vehicle congestion to be brought to the attention of home ministry – Loke

Congestion involving heavy vehicle lanes on the Malaysia-Singapore Second Link at the Sultan Abu Bakar Complex (KSAB), allegedly due to mandatory scanning inspections, will be brought to the attention of the home affairs ministry, transport minister Anthony Loke has said, according to Bernama.

“The scanner is under the customs department and was previously a standard operating procedure (SOP), and is now taken over by the Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS). So this is something that we always pay attention to.

“The transport ministry will provide feedback to the home ministry,” he said, adding that matters related to KSAB, including the operation of scanning machines, fall under the jurisdiction of the AKPS, which is under the home ministry’s purview.

Loke said that congestion at the Johor Causeway and Second Link is indeed a concern for the government, and a special mechanism has been established through the Johor Causeway Congestion Cabinet Committee to address the issue comprehensively. “All operational issues will be discussed, implemented and managed through this platform,” he said.

There have been media reports of Singapore-bound lorry drivers being stranded for up to four hours at the Second Link, and that this congestion has reportedly been happening since mid-February, following the implementation of mandatory scanning inspections on all heavy vehicles.

Some lorry drivers reportedly had to walk about 500 metres to submit their documents at the KSAB before returning to their lorries to undergo the scanning process, Bernama reports.

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