'Crazy jam' at Woodlands Checkpoint as thousands upon thousands travel for long Vesak Day weekend

One TikToker said she gave up after waiting for six hours because of the jam.

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Close to 250,000 travellers departed Singapore through Woodlands and Tuas Checkpoints on Thursday (June 1), making it the highest number since the reopening of the borders, said the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA).

This was due to the Vesak Day long weekend coupled with the June school holidays.

ICA said it observed continuous tailbacks from Malaysia at Woodlands Checkpoint resulting in vehicular queues extending beyond Seletar Expressway.

"ICA also seeks travellers’ understanding and cooperation to be patient, observe traffic rules, maintain lane discipline, and cooperate with officers on-site when using the land checkpoints," added the agency.

The travel crush led Johor Menteri Besar Onn Hafiz Ghazi to say in a Facebook post on Friday that motorists who cut queues risk being denied entry into Malaysia.

Travellers also shared videos of the "crazy jam' at the checkpoint on TikTok.

@bibipew THIS IS HOW VESAK DAY LONG WEEKEND LOOK LIKE! CRAZY JAM 卫塞节 please dont go #singaporeboarder #woodlandscheckpoint #Jbcustom #johorbahru #crossing #malaysia #singapore #foryou #fyp #border #custom #causeway #woodlands #jbciq #jamjam #johorbahru #kastam #vesakday #卫塞节 ♬ Uh La La La Oh - Slap House - Dj Nando Beatz

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@shafdafakap this was about 8am yesterday morning queued for about 2.5 hours at JB side #woodlandscheckpoint #fypsg ♬ Oh No - Kreepa

@t.time82 June holiday traffic jam.... 1 June #singapore #malaysia #checkpoint #jb #traffic #jam #holiday #schoolholidays ♬ DJ Ampun Bang Jago - DJ Citeras Remix