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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

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.

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

  • 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

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 Junctions FT 3216 Jalan Batu Tiga Lama

West
Klang

EAST
Padang Jawa
T-junctions
233Sungai Rasau Interchange 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
New North Klang Straits Bypass AH141 New North Klang Straits Bypass
FT 20
5

New North Klang Straits Bypass
5
2004Bukit Raja North InterchangeNorthwest
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
2005Jalan 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 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
FT 20
10
Jalan Sungai PutusNorth
Jalan Sungai Putus
Junctions
9.3
9.22006Jalan Kapar InterchangeNorth
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 HuatEast
Jalan Goh Hock Huat
Klang
Junctions
2007Kampung Rantau Panjang JunctionsNorth
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
2008North Klang InterchangeNortheast
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

References

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