JOHOR BARU – A total of 41 hotspots in Johor identified as traffic congestion prone areas will be monitored and controlled by police following the opening of the country’s borders this Friday, said Johor police chief Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat today.
He said the focus areas, which cover all 10 districts, include shopping malls, supermarkets, bus stations and recreational areas.
“Most of the hotspots are in the Johor Baru district, which involves 10 areas such as shopping malls, flea markets and bus stations.
“A resort area in Kota Tinggi, an area in Tangkak where people buy fabrics, and the jetty area in Mersing have been identified as areas likely to experience traffic congestion,” he said at a press conference after the Johor Police Contingent 2022 National Hero Service Medal Award ceremony here today.
He said this when asked to comment on the hotspots in the state identified by the police following the reopening of the country's border on April 1.
He added that a total of 1,600 officers and members have been assigned to control security and traffic in the state in the first week of the border reopening, including at the Sultan Iskandar Building and the Sultan Abu Bakar Complex.
“The assignment of all officers and members is to ensure the safety of tourists including locals who will enter and leave the country because there may be pickpockets and so on,” he said.
Meanwhile, the three Ops Benteng roadblocks, namely two in the Kota Tinggi district and one in Iskandar Puteri which was mounted two years ago, would continue to operate.
Earlier, a total of 348 senior police officers, junior police officers, retirees and emergency personnel received awards in the ceremony. – Bernama, March 30, 2022
