North Klang Straits Bypass

Federal Route 20
Route information
Maintained by Lebuhraya Shapadu Sdn Bhd (LSSB)
Length: 15.1 km (9.4 mi)
Existed: 1980 – present
History: Completed 1983
Major junctions
Northwest end: Northport, Port Klang
  Northport Highway
New North Klang Straits Bypass
Federal Route 5
Jalan Meru
New Klang Valley Expressway
Federal Highway
B6
Jalan Batu Tiga Lama
Southeast end: Sungai Rasau
Location
Primary
destinations:
Kapar, Klang, Bukit Raja
Highway system

Highways in Malaysia
Expressways • Federal • State

North Klang Straits Bypass, Federal Route is the main highway bypass to Port Klang in Klang, Selangor, Malaysia. 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 . The highway boasts a high number of cargo trucks travelling along the highway daily.

Contents

Route background

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

History

The purposed to built the bypass to Port Klang began in the late 1970s. Construction began in 1980 and completed in 1983. 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.

Features

Notable features

At most section, the Federal Route 20 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.

Overlaps

Alternate routes

Sections with motorcycle lanes

None

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) [1]

Toll rates

Bukit Raja toll plaza

Class Type of vehicles 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

Port Klang toll plaza

Class Type of vehicles 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)

Km Exit Interchange To Remarks
EXIT 232 SUNGAI RASAU JUNCTIONS
B6
JALAN BATU TIGA LAMA
WEST
Klang
EAST
Padang Jawa
T-junctions
EXIT 233 SUNGAI RASAU INTERCHANGE FEDERAL HIGHWAY
WEST
Klang
EAST
Shah Alam
Kuala Lumpur
Diamond interchange
EXIT 2001A BANDAR BARU KLANG EXIT Bandar Baru Klang
Bukit Raja Shopping Centre
To Port Klang only
EXIT 2001B LEBUH KELULI EXIT LEBUH KELULI
Bukit Raja Industrial Area (South)
Section 7 Shah Alam
From Port Klang only
FEDERAL HIGHWAY
Start/End Of Expressway
PLUS Expressway border limit
NORTH KLANG STRAITS BYPASS
Start/End of expressway
Shahpadu border limit

14


17

13


16
EXIT 2002A
EXIT 2002B
BUKIT RAJA INTERCHANGE EXIT 2002A NORTHEAST
PERSIARAN WAJA
Bukit Raja Industrial Area

EXIT 2002B EAST
AH2 NEW KLANG VALLEY EXPRESSWAY
AH2 Ipoh
AH2 Damansara
AH2 Kuala Lumpur
AH2 Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)
AH2 Johor Bahru
AH2 Singapore
Interchange

12


15
EXIT 2003 BUKIT RAJA NORTH INTERCHANGE NORTHWEST
NEW NORTH KLANG STRAITS BYPASS
Port Klang
Kapar
Half Trumpet Interchange
From Federal Highway Only
Bukit Raja North toll plaza
RM (Cash) TnG TAG TAG TnG RM (Cash)
Opened toll systems
Pay toll
P Bukit Raja toll plaza Pay toll only
NORTH KLANG STRAITS BYPASS
NORTH KLANG STRAITS BYPASS
Start/End of dual-carriageway
EXIT 2004 JALAN MERU INTERCHANGE JALAN MERU
NORTH
Meru
Bestari Jaya (Batang Berjuntai)
Puncak Alam
Setia Alam
SOUTH
Klang
Diamond interchange

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

10
Jalan Sungai Putus NORTH
JALAN SUNGAI PUTUS
9.3
9.2 EXIT 2005 JALAN KAPAR INTERCHANGE NORTH
Kapar
Kuala Selangor
Teluk Intan

SOUTH
Klang
Junctions
9.1

9
EXIT 2006 KAMPUNG RANTAU PANJANG JUNCTIONS NORTH
JALAN KAMPUNG RANTAU PANJANG
Kampung Rantau Panjang
T-junctions
Sungai Che Wang bridge
NORTH KLANG STRAITS BYPASS
NORTH KLANG STRAITS BYPASS
P Port Klang toll plaza Pay toll only
Port Klang toll plaza
RM (Cash) TnG RM (Cash)
Opened toll systems
Pay toll
Start/End of dual-carriageway
EXIT 2007 NORTH KLANG INTERCHANGE NORTHEAST
NEW NORTH KLANG STRAITS BYPASS
Kuala Lumpur
Shah Alam
Kapar
Half Trumpet Interchange
From Northport Only
Sungai Che Awang bridge
EXIT 2008 BANDAR SULTAN SULEIMAN INTERCHANGE NORTH
JALAN PELABUHAN
Port Klang Industrial Area

SOUTH
Bandar Sultan Suleiman
Diamond interchange
NORTH KLANG STRAITS BYPASS
Start/End of expressway
Shahpadu border limit
NORTHPORT HIGHWAY
JKR border limit

0


0
EXIT 2009 NORTH PORT INTERCHANGE NORTHPORT HIGHWAY
NORTH
Northport
SOUTH
Port Klang town centre
Klang
Pulau Indah
Diamond interchange
WEST
Port Klang Industrial Area
Tanjung Harapan

See also

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