North Klang Straits Bypass

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MYS Jkr-ft20.svg
Federal Route 20
North Klang Straits Bypass
Route information
Part of Tabliczka AH141.svg AH141
(Mes-e30.svg New North Klang Straits Bypass New North Klang Straits Bypass)
Maintained by Grand Sepadu Sdn Bhd
(formerly known as Lebuhraya Shapadu Sdn Bhd (LSSB))
Length15.1 km (9.4 mi)
Existed1983–present
HistoryCompleted on 1985
Major junctions
Northwest end Northport, Port Klang
Major intersectionsMYS Jkr-ft103.svg FT 103 Northport Highway
Mes-e30.svg New North Klang Straits Bypass Tabliczka AH141.svg AH141 New North Klang Straits Bypass
MYS Jkr-ft5.svg FT 5 Federal Route 5
MYS Jkr-ft3217.svg FT 3217 Jalan Meru
Mes-e1.svg North–South Expressway Northern Route Tabliczka AH141.svg AH141 New Klang Valley Expressway
MYS Jkr-ft2.svg FT 2 Federal Highway
Jkr-ft---.svg B6 Jalan Batu Tiga Lama
Southeast end Sungai Rasau
Location
Country Malaysia
Primary
destinations
Kapar, Klang, Bukit Raja
Highway system

North Klang Straits Bypass, Federal Route 20, AH 141, is the main highway bypass to Port Klang in Klang, Selangor, Malaysia. [1] Federal Route 20 became the backbone of the road system linking Sungai Rasau to Port Klang before being surpassed by the New North Klang Straits Bypass 30. Many cargo trucks travel along the highway daily.

Contents

Route background

The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 20 starts at Northport Interchange near Port Klang.

History

The plan to build the bypass to Port Klang began in the late 1970s. Construction began in 1983 and completed on 1 January 1985. Today this highway are maintained by the Lebuhraya Shapadu Sdn Bhd (a member of Shapadu Corporation Sdn Bhd) and Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR). By the 1990s to 2000s, the highway was bogged down with severe congestion, and the present New North Klang Straits Bypass was built to replace it. On 2009, the Port Klang toll plaza was closed and the parts of Jalan Kapar – Port Klang sections became a toll free highway.

In 2014, the expressway was taken over to LGB Group and its name was changed to Grand Sepadu Sdn Bhd.

Features

At most sections, the Federal Route 20 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, with a speed limit of 90 km/h.

There are no alternate routes or sections with motorcycle lanes.

Overlaps

Criticisms

Accident area near school

The bypass is not considered safe because of many accidents involving heavy vehicles along this road, especially the area around a school. On 18 May 2005, on Teacher's Day, a seven-year-old girl from Sekolah Rendah Agama Rantau Panjang religious school Nur Salina Saparedi was knocked by a lorry while she was crossing this road.

(Source: The Star, 19 May 2005)

Toll rates

Bukit Raja toll plaza

ClassType of vehicleRate (in Malaysian ringgit (RM))
0Motorcycles, bicycles or vehicles with 2 or less wheelsFree
1Vehicles with 2 axles and 3 or 4 wheels excluding taxisRM0.60
2Vehicles with 2 axles and 5 or 6 wheels excluding busesRM1.00
3Vehicles with 3 or more axlesRM1.00
4TaxisRM0.50
5BusesRM1.00

List of interchanges (southeast-northwest)

KmExitInterchangeToRemarks
232Sungai Rasau JunctionsMYS Jkr-ft3216.svg FT 3216 Jalan Batu Tiga Lama

West
Klang

EAST
Padang Jawa
T-junctions
233Sungai Rasau InterchangeMalaysia expressway logo.svgMYS Jkr-ft2.svg FT 2 Federal Highway

West
Klang

East
Shah Alam
Kuala Lumpur
Diamond interchange
2001ABandar Baru Klang ExitWest
Persiaran Bukit Raja
Bandar Baru Klang
Bukit Raja Shopping Centre
To Port Klang only
2001BLebuh Keluli ExitEast
Lebuh Keluli
Bukit Raja Industrial Area (South)
Section 7 Shah Alam
From Port Klang only
Bukit Raja North – Bukit Rajasee also
Malaysia expressway logo.svgMes-e30.svg New North Klang Straits Bypass Tabliczka AH141.svg AH141 New North Klang Straits Bypass
MYS Jkr-ft20.svg FT 20
5

Mes-e30.svg New North Klang Straits Bypass
5
2004Bukit Raja North InterchangeNorthwest
Malaysia expressway logo.svgMes-e30.svg New North Klang Straits Bypass Tabliczka AH141.svg AH141 New North Klang Straits Bypass
Port Klang
Kapar
R&R logo.jpg Klang Utara Rest and Service Area
Half Trumpet Interchange
From MYS Jkr-ft2.svg FT 2 Federal Highway Only

Western terminus of concurrency with Tabliczka AH141.svg AH141
Bukit Raja North toll plaza
RM (Cash) Touch 'n Go MyRFID SmartTAG SmartTAG Touch 'n Go MyRFID RM (Cash)
Opened toll systems
Pay toll
Malaysia road sign GI4b.svg Bukit Raja toll plaza Malaysia road sign GI4a.svg Pay toll only
Malaysia expressway logo.svgMes-e30.svg New North Klang Straits Bypass Malaysia expressway logo.svgMYS Jkr-ft20.svg FT 20 Tabliczka AH141.svg AH141 North Klang Straits Bypass
Malaysia expressway logo.svgMYS Jkr-ft20.svg FT 20 North Klang Straits Bypass
Start/end of dual-carriageway
2005Jalan Meru InterchangeMYS Jkr-ft3217.svg FT 3217 Jalan Meru

North
Meru
Bestari Jaya (Batang Berjuntai)
Puncak Alam
Setia Alam

South
Klang
Diamond interchange
MYS Jkr-ft20.svg FT 20
11
Kampung Batu BelahNorth
Jalan Bahagia
Kampung Batu Belah
Jalan Haji Sirat

South
Taman Sentosa
Junctions
Sekolah Kebangsaan Batu Belah
Masjid Sirajuddin Al-Anuar, Kampung Batu Belah
Taman Sentosa, Klang
Jalan IstimewaNorth
Jalan Istimewa
T-junctions
Jalan Labis 65Southeast
Jalan Labis 65
T-junctions
MYS Jkr-ft20.svg FT 20
10
Jalan Sungai PutusNorth
Jalan Sungai Putus
Junctions
9.3
9.22006Jalan Kapar InterchangeNorth
MYS Jkr-ft5.svg FT 5 Kapar
MYS Jkr-ft5.svg FT 5 Kuala Selangor
MYS Jkr-ft5.svg FT 5 Teluk Intan

South
MYS Jkr-ft5.svg FT 5 Klang
Junctions
9.1
MYS Jkr-ft20.svg FT 20
9
Malaysia road sign GI4a.svg Petrol station (malaysia).jpg Shell Malaysia road sign GI4a.svg Petrol station (malaysia).jpg Shell
Jalan Goh Hock HuatEast
Jalan Goh Hock Huat
Klang
Junctions
2007 Kampung Rantau Panjang JunctionsNorth
Jalan Kampung Rantau Panjang
Kampung Rantau Panjang
T-junctions
Sungai Che Wang bridge
Malaysia expressway logo.svgMYS Jkr-ft20.svg FT 20 North Klang Straits Bypass
Malaysia expressway logo.svgMes-e30.svg New North Klang Straits Bypass Malaysia expressway logo.svgMYS Jkr-ft20.svg FT 20 Tabliczka AH141.svg AH141 North Klang Straits Bypass
Former Port Klang toll plaza location
Start/end of dual-carriageway
2008North Klang InterchangeNortheast
Malaysia expressway logo.svgMes-e30.svg New North Klang Straits Bypass Tabliczka AH141.svg AH141 New North Klang Straits Bypass
Kuala Lumpur
Shah Alam
Kapar
Half Trumpet Interchange
From MYS Jkr-ft20.svg FT 20 Northport Only

Eastern terminus of concurrency with Tabliczka AH141.svg AH141
North Port – North Klang see also
Malaysia expressway logo.svgMes-e30.svg New North Klang Straits Bypass Tabliczka AH141.svg AH141 New North Klang Straits Bypass

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References

  1. Statistik Jalan (Edisi 2013). Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Public Works Department. 2013. pp. 16–64. ISSN   1985-9619.