ICA refutes report that Woodlands Checkpoint power outage resulted in Causeway, JB congestion
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The ICA denied reports that a power outage at the Woodlands Checkpoint caused congestion on the Causeway and in JB. According to the agency, traffic building up toward Singapore happened during scheduled electrical maintenance. Two vehicle breakdowns on the Malaysian side of the Causeway also played a part. These incidents together caused traffic to tail back into Malaysia.
In its account of what happened, ICA said a build-up of Singapore-bound traffic occurred amid planned electrical maintenance works, while two vehicle breakdowns on the Malaysian side of the Causeway subsequently contributed to traffic tailing back into Malaysia.