North Klang Straits Bypass

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.

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Federal Route 20
North Klang Straits Bypass
Route information
Part of AH141
( 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 endNorthport, Port Klang
Major intersections FT 103 Northport Highway
New North Klang Straits Bypass AH141 New North Klang Straits Bypass
FT 5 Federal Route 5
FT 3217 Jalan Meru
North–South Expressway Northern Route AH141 New Klang Valley Expressway
FT 2 Federal Highway
B6 Jalan Batu Tiga Lama
Southeast endSungai Rasau
Location
CountryMalaysia
Primary
destinations
Kapar, Klang, Bukit Raja
Highway system

Route background

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

History

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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

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  • Two-lane carriageway
  • Emergency lane
  • Toll
  • Speed trap
  • Variable Message Sign (VMS)
  • Many container trucks along this highway
  • Many kampungs (village) along this highway
  • Massive accident area along this highway
  • Many traffic lights along this highway

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

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Criticisms

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Accident area near school

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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) [1]

Toll rates

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Bukit Raja toll plaza

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Class Type of vehicle Rate (in Malaysian ringgit (RM))
0 Motorcycles, bicycles or vehicles with 2 or less wheels Free
1 Vehicles with 2 axles and 3 or 4 wheels excluding taxis RM0.60
2 Vehicles with 2 axles and 5 or 6 wheels excluding buses RM1.00
3 Vehicles with 3 or more axles RM1.00
4 Taxis RM0.50
5 Buses RM1.00

List of interchanges (southeast-northwest)

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Km Exit Interchange To Remarks
232 Sungai Rasau Junctions   FT 3216 Jalan Batu Tiga Lama

West
Klang

EAST
Padang Jawa
T-junctions
233 Sungai Rasau Interchange    FT 2 Federal Highway

West
Klang

East
Shah Alam
Kuala Lumpur
Diamond interchange
2001A Bandar Baru Klang Exit West
Persiaran Bukit Raja
Bandar Baru Klang
Bukit Raja Shopping Centre
To Port Klang only
2001B Lebuh Keluli Exit East
Lebuh Keluli
Bukit Raja Industrial Area (South)
Section 7 Shah Alam
From Port Klang only
Bukit Raja North – Bukit Raja see also
   New North Klang Straits Bypass   AH141 New North Klang Straits Bypass
  FT 20
5

  New North Klang Straits Bypass
5
2004 Bukit Raja North Interchange Northwest
   New North Klang Straits Bypass   AH141 New North Klang Straits Bypass
Port Klang
Kapar
  Klang Utara Rest and Service Area
Half Trumpet Interchange
From   FT 2 Federal Highway Only

Western terminus of concurrency with   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
  Bukit Raja toll plaza   Pay toll only
   New North Klang Straits Bypass    FT 20   AH141 North Klang Straits Bypass
   FT 20 North Klang Straits Bypass
Start/end of dual-carriageway
2005 Jalan Meru Interchange   FT 3217 Jalan Meru

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

South
Klang
Diamond interchange
  FT 20
11
Kampung Batu Belah North
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 Istimewa North
Jalan Istimewa
T-junctions
Jalan Labis 65 Southeast
Jalan Labis 65
T-junctions
  FT 20
10
Jalan Sungai Putus North
Jalan Sungai Putus
Junctions
9.3
9.2 2006 Jalan Kapar Interchange North
  FT 5 Kapar
  FT 5 Kuala Selangor
  FT 5 Teluk Intan

South
  FT 5 Klang
Junctions
9.1
  FT 20
9
    Shell     Shell
Jalan Goh Hock Huat East
Jalan Goh Hock Huat
Klang
Junctions
2007 Kampung Rantau Panjang Junctions North
Jalan Kampung Rantau Panjang
Kampung Rantau Panjang
T-junctions
Sungai Che Wang bridge
   FT 20 North Klang Straits Bypass
   New North Klang Straits Bypass    FT 20   AH141 North Klang Straits Bypass
Former Port Klang toll plaza location
Start/end of dual-carriageway
2008 North Klang Interchange Northeast
   New North Klang Straits Bypass   AH141 New North Klang Straits Bypass
Kuala Lumpur
Shah Alam
Kapar
Half Trumpet Interchange
From   FT 20 Northport Only

Eastern terminus of concurrency with   AH141
North Port – North Klang see also
   New North Klang Straits Bypass   AH141 New North Klang Straits Bypass

See also

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References

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