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.

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

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

Overlaps

• Northport, Port Klang - Port Klang toll plaza : New North Klang Straits Bypass
• Bukit Raja toll plaza - Sungai Rasau : New North Klang Straits Bypass

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
	B6 JALAN BATU TIGA LAMA WEST Klang EAST Padang Jawa	T-junctions
	FEDERAL HIGHWAY WEST Klang EAST Shah Alam Kuala Lumpur	Diamond interchange
	Bandar Baru Klang Bukit Raja Shopping Centre	To 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	BUKIT RAJA INTERCHANGE	AH2 NEW KLANG VALLEY EXPRESSWAY AH2 Ipoh AH2 Damansara AH2 Kuala Lumpur _AH2_Kuala_Lumpur_International_Airport_(KLIA)_ AH2 Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) AH2 Johor Bahru AH2 Singapore	Interchange
12 15
	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
	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	Kapar Kuala Selangor Teluk Intan SOUTH Klang	Junctions
9.1
9
	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
	NEW NORTH KLANG STRAITS BYPASS Kuala Lumpur Shah Alam Kapar	Half Trumpet Interchange From Northport Only
		Sungai Che Awang bridge
	Bandar Sultan Suleiman	Diamond interchange
_ NORTH KLANG STRAITS BYPASS Start/End of expressway Shahpadu border limit
NORTHPORT HIGHWAY JKR border limit
0 0	NORTHPORT HIGHWAY NORTH Northport SOUTH Port Klang town centre Klang Pulau Indah	Diamond interchange
			WEST Port Klang Industrial Area Tanjung Harapan

See also

• New North Klang Straits Bypass

External links

• Shapadu