JOHOR BARU: Tens of thousands of vehicles are anticipated to enter Johor from Singapore daily during the upcoming holiday season, says Comm Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat.

The Johor police chief stated based mostly on the figures from the 2 Customs, inspection and quarantine complexes (CIQ) right here, about 70,000 folks entered Johor from Singapore daily for the reason that border reopened.

“Maybe half of them came in with their own vehicles, making it an estimated 35,000 vehicles coming in daily.

“This is not even the full capacity of 400,000 daily commuters travelling across the border.

“Coupled with travellers coming from Kuala Lumpur and the northern states, there is bound to be traffic congestion in Johor Baru and other parts of the state.

“Police will work with the related enforcement agencies such as city councils and deploy personnel to 30 traffic congestion hotspots and 41 accident spots in Johor to monitor the traffic situation and ensure smooth traffic flow,” he stated in a press convention on the Skudai toll plaza right here on Thursday (April 28).

Comm Kamarul Zaman earlier launched the Op Selamat programme, which begins on April 29 till May 8, to fight break-ins and minimise visitors accidents along with the Labour Day and Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebrations.

Labour Day falls on Sunday (May 1), with the substitute holiday on Monday whereas Hari Raya is anticipated to fall on Tuesday (May 3).

He added Johor sees a median of about 200 visitors accidents with a dying toll of two instances a day.

“A total of 432 police officers and personnel would be included in the Op Selamat effort, which includes monitoring one of the deadliest roads located in Batu Pahat.

“My advice to road users is simple – drive according to the road regulations and be patient. You will reach your destination,” he added.