---
id: sgobs.transport.land-checkpoints.qr-clearance-throughput-2026
kind: observation
title: "ICA-reported peak-period clearance throughput increase"
url: https://ik.sg/en/knowledge/observation/sgobs.transport.land-checkpoints.qr-clearance-throughput-2026
language: en
evidence_status: final
collection_as_of: 2026-10-16
---

# ICA-reported peak-period clearance throughput increase

This is ICA's reported aggregate throughput comparison. It should not be restated as a 35% reduction in each traveller's waiting time.

## Record details

- **Value type:** observation
- **Unit:** throughput increase
- **Value:** More than 35%
- **Status:** final
- **Source revision:** ICA heavy-traffic advisory published 31 August 2026
- **Metric:** qr clearance throughput 2026 (`sgmetric.transport.land-checkpoints.qr-clearance-throughput-2026`)
- **Population:** Departure-peak immigration clearance at the land checkpoints using initiatives including QR clearance and facial recognition for motorcyclists and pillion riders
- **Denominator:** ICA compares with pre-COVID levels in 2019 and equates the increase to about 7,600 additional travellers per hour; this is throughput, not an individual waiting-time reduction or a guarantee for every lane or period.
- **Geography:** [Singapore](https://ik.sg/en/knowledge/geography/sg.geo.country.singapore)
- **Published:** 2026-08-31
- **Reference period:** ICA release published 31 August 2026; comparison baseline is pre-COVID 2019

## Sources

- [https://www.ica.gov.sg/news-and-publications/newsroom/media-release/heavy-traffic-expected-at-land-checkpoints-during-upcoming-september-school-holidays](https://www.ica.gov.sg/news-and-publications/newsroom/media-release/heavy-traffic-expected-at-land-checkpoints-during-upcoming-september-school-holidays) — Accessed 2026-10-14

## Explore connections

- Topics: [Land checkpoints and cross-border road travel](https://ik.sg/en/knowledge/topic/sgtopic.transport.land-checkpoints)
- Places: [Singapore](https://ik.sg/en/knowledge/geography/sg.geo.country.singapore)

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