JOHOR BAHRU/SINGAPORE: Mdm Samsiah Isnin’s life has been greatly impacted by the Johor-Singapore Causeway.
The 73-year-old Singaporean lives in a Housing and Development Board (HDB) flat at Marsiling Lane. Her block faces the bridge that spans 1.05 kilometers and links Johor Bahru and Singapore.
Morning or night, there is always a crowd on the Causeway. “The bridge never sleeps—whether people are traveling for business or pleasure,” Mdm Samsiah remarked.
The housewife’s siblings reside in Batu Pahat, a town in southern Johor about two hours’ drive from the land checkpoint. She frequently crosses the Causeway with her husband to visit them.
We plan to visit them two or three times a month. My siblings are there, so we visit frequently and are always happy to see them. We converse, share meals, and spend the night at their house. We can enjoy this when we cross the causeway.
With an estimated 300,000 commuters passing through each day, it has become one of the busiest land crossings in the world. Additionally, this number is anticipated to rise as the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority of Singapore projects a 40% increase in Causeway traffic by 2050. Regular travellers, such as Mdm Samsiah, have expressed gratitude for the critical role the Causeway has played in their lives.
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