In what was to be my worst jam at the Woodlands Checkpoint since my crusading days started, I was stuck for over 1 hour and 20 min before I was able to hit the causeway.
And I do believe this would have been considered a short wait, especially since the jam seemed to have extended beyond the Woodlands Avenue 3 exit.
I knew I was in trouble when I barely moved a centimeter 10 minutes into my queue which started about 50 meter after the Woodlands Avenue 3 exit.
I was to find out about 20 minutes into the jam that a vehicle caught fire on the causeway, causing traffic to come to a complete standstill on both sides of the causeway. A quick check on the traffic cam on onemotoring.com.sg confirmed this, a white vehicle was smack right in the middle of the causeway, and 2 long queues of traffic on both sides stopped a safe distance away. The picture on the traffic cam was surreal, almost zen like.
As we drove by the vehicle in question (it was actually a freight truck) on the causeway, we could see a very visible charred engine.
The CIQ on my way back, as always, was smooth as a baby's behind.
I guess there will always be days like this i.e. when the jam's totally terrible and unexpected. I just hope there isn't another one such as today's anytime soon.
And I do believe this would have been considered a short wait, especially since the jam seemed to have extended beyond the Woodlands Avenue 3 exit.
I knew I was in trouble when I barely moved a centimeter 10 minutes into my queue which started about 50 meter after the Woodlands Avenue 3 exit.
I was to find out about 20 minutes into the jam that a vehicle caught fire on the causeway, causing traffic to come to a complete standstill on both sides of the causeway. A quick check on the traffic cam on onemotoring.com.sg confirmed this, a white vehicle was smack right in the middle of the causeway, and 2 long queues of traffic on both sides stopped a safe distance away. The picture on the traffic cam was surreal, almost zen like.
As we drove by the vehicle in question (it was actually a freight truck) on the causeway, we could see a very visible charred engine.
The CIQ on my way back, as always, was smooth as a baby's behind.
I guess there will always be days like this i.e. when the jam's totally terrible and unexpected. I just hope there isn't another one such as today's anytime soon.
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