JOHOR BARU, Feb. 25 -- The federal government is working to reduce peak-hour congestion at the Johor Causeway by up to 70 per cent in preparation for an expected surge of visitors in conjunction with the Visit Malaysia 2026 next year.

Home Ministry deputy secretary-general (policy and control) Datuk Makhzan Mahyuddin said that 50 initiatives have been initiated across four phases in the past six years, with 58 per cent of these completed.

He said that in the past, the peak-hour congestion at the Johor Causeway had been between 3.45am and 4.30am, but now began at 6.30am.

"Previously, individuals going through the customs, immigration and quarantine complex (CIQ) at the Sultan Iskandar Building (BSI) had to spend up to three hours. Today...