Meanwhile, LTA announced earlier this month that the vehicle entry permit (VEP) fee for foreign-registered cars and motorcycles will be increased next year and made payable on all days except weekends and Singapore public holidays.
From Jan 1, 2027, the VEP fee will be raised to S$50 per day for cars and S$7 per day for motorcycles, up from the current S$35 and S$4 daily fees respectively. The annual 10 free VEP days and the free VEP hours on weekdays will also be removed.
Last Thursday, the Malaysian parliament passed the RTS Link Bill to ease congestion at the Causeway, including a single-clearance concept to reduce travel time to just five minutes.
The government will also provide 100 units of artificial intelligence-enabled gates at Woodlands and Bukit Chagar stations, allowing a clearance time of just seven seconds, said Deputy Home Minister Shamsul Anuar Nasarah on Feb 12.
Shamsul added that Malaysian officers performing official duties in Singapore would enjoy legal immunity from prosecution in Singapore courts, while remaining liable to Malaysian law.
Under a cross-reciprocity mechanism, he said that Malaysia would withdraw corresponding immunities or privileges to Singaporean officers, if Singapore fails to provide equal protections to Malaysian officers.
On Feb 4, the first RTS Link train arrived in Woodlands for demonstration. Each train can carry more than 600 passengers with a capacity of 10,000 passengers per hour for each direction.
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