Relax - JB's old CIQ will not be re-opened

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JOHOR BARU, MALAYSIA: The Government has decided not to re-open the old Customs, Immigration and Quarantine Complex to pedestrians.

The decision was made following a three-month study which showed that it would not be cost effective to build a new complex and house security personnel to handle fewer than 1,000 people.

Home Ministry secretary-general Datuk Mahmud Adam said the matter was now a non-issue as it would cost between RM5 mil (S$2 mil) and RM7mil to operate at the old site.

Mahmud said fewer than 1,000 people walked across the Causeway and it would not be cost effective to operate there.

He added that most people used the new complex in Bukit Chagar.

He said all the old buildings had also been demolished and work on the new Medium Term Link was underway.

On the operations of the new complex, Mahmud said that about 280,000 people used the facility daily.

The RM200mil Medium Term Link project, which is expected to be completed by 2011, will link the new complex to the Cause-way.

This is an elevated road compared to the winding Short Term Access that has been in operation since December last year.

It is learnt that once the Medium Term Link is completed, the travelling distance will be shortened by 500m.

The Short Term Access is 1.2km.

The number of complaints at the new complex has dropped, especially with improvements such as more frequent bus services and facilities for passengers.

The Star/Asia News Network

JB's old CIQ will not be re-opened

The Star/ANN | Mon, Oct 12 2009

It would not be cost effective as fewer than 1,000 people walked across the Causeway.

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