North Klang Straits Bypass, Federal Route 20, AH 141, is the main highway bypass to

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in Klang,

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. Federal Route 20 became the backbone of the road system linking Sungai Rasau to

before being surpassed by the

New North Klang Straits Bypass New North Klang Straits Bypass (NNKSB) or Shapadu Highway (/) ( Malay: ''Lebuhraya Pintas Selat Klang Utara Baru'' or ''Lebuhraya Shapadu'') is an expressway in Klang, Selangor, Malaysia. The expressway also acts as the 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

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

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(JKR). By the 1990s to 2000s, the highway was bogged down with severe congestion, and the present

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

* Northport,

– Port Klang toll plaza : E30

*Bukit Raja toll plaza – Sungai Rasau : E30

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

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, 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:

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, 19 May 2005)'

Toll rates

Bukit Raja toll plaza

List of interchanges (southeast-northwest)

References

External links

Shapadu
{{Malaysian Federal Roads Highways in Malaysia Expressways and highways in the Klang Valley Klang (city)