Federal Route 20 (Malaysia)

Federal Route 20
North Klang Straits Bypass
Route information
Part of AH 141 ( New North Klang Straits Bypass)
Maintained by Grand Sepadu Sdn Bhd (formerly known as Lebuhraya Shapadu Sdn Bhd (LSSB))
Length	15.1 km (9.4 mi)
Existed	1983–present
History	Completed on 1985
Major junctions
Northwest end	Northport, Port Klang
Major intersections	FT 103 Northport Highway New North Klang Straits Bypass AH 141 FT 5 Federal Route 5 FT 3217 Jalan Meru North–South Expressway Northern Route AH 141 New Klang Valley Expressway FT 2 Federal Highway Selangor B6 Jalan Batu Tiga Lama
Southeast end	Sungai Rasau
Location
Country	Malaysia
Primary destinations	Kapar, Klang, Bukit Raja
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

North Klang Straits Bypass, Federal Route 20, AH 141, 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 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

• Northport, Port Klang – Port Klang toll plaza : E30 New North Klang Straits Bypass
• Bukit Raja toll plaza – Sungai Rasau : E30 New North Klang Straits Bypass

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 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

See also

• New North Klang Straits Bypass

External links

• Shapadu