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North–South Port Link

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Federal Route 180
North–South Port Link
Route information
Length4.40 km (2.73 mi)
Existed1995–present
HistoryCompleted in 1997
Major junctions
West end FT 103 Northport Highway
Major intersections FT 103 Northport Highway
Jalan Kem
FT 181 Pulau Indah Expressway
East endTeluk Gedong
Location
CountryMalaysia
Primary
destinations
Southpoint
Port Klang
Klang
Northport
Highway system

North–South Port Link, or Jalan Kem and Jalan Pelabuhan Utara-Barat, Federal Route 180, is an expressway in Klang District, Selangor, Malaysia. It connects Northport Highway (Federal Route 103) in Port Klang to Teluk Gedong near Pandamaran.[1] The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 180 starts at Port Klang.

Features

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At most sections, the Federal Route 180 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.

Port Klang flyover

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The Port Klang flyover above Jalan Kem was supposed to make driving between Westport and Northport faster and more convenient, but it has instead become a danger to motorists. The two-kilometre flyover has been stripped of its metal barriers at the side. Should an accident occur, chances are the vehicles involved would fall onto the road below. And there is a high probability of an accident happening, especially at night, as most of the street lights on the flyover are not working. Motorists have expressed concern over the danger posed by the missing barriers and the non-functioning lights as many lorries used the flyover. There is also no emergency lane on the flyover and in the event of a breakdown, an accident could easily happen, especially at night. The Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) was responsible for maintaining the flyover and the Majlis Perbandaran Klang (Klang Municipal Council) (MPKlg) had written to them asking for repair works to be carried out. But the department replied that there was not enough funds to carry out repairs on the flyover.[2]

Railway crossing bridge

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Construction of a bridge to replace the level crossing and extend the Port Klang flyover started in 2013 and was completed in 2015.

List of interchanges

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Km Exit Interchange To Remarks
4.4 1604365432176543809865476897656 Teluk Gedong Interchange FT 181 Pulau Indah Expressway

West
Pulau Indah
Westport

East
Pandamaran
Shah Alam Expressway Shah Alam Expressway
Banting
Shah Alam
Subang Jaya
Sri Petaling
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)
Johor Bahru
Trumpet interchange
FT 181 Pulau Indah Expressway
FT 180 North–South Port Link
FT 180
4
Taman Teluk Gedung Indah Northwest
Jalan Sungai Sama Gagah 21
Taman Teluk Gedung Indah
T-junctions
Shell Shell South bound
Port Klang flyover
3 kilometres
Sungai Aur bridge
Start/End of flyover
1904523412 Port Klang flyover
Jalan Kem Interchange
Below Flyover

Northwest
Jalan Kem
Southpoint
Port Klang town centre
FT 2 Persiaran Raja Muda Musa
Klang
Kuala Lumpur
Ramp from/to Teluk Gedong
Port Klang flyover
Southpoint
Below Flyover
Southpoint
Southpoint Container Terminal
Junctions on the below flyover only
FT 180
0
Port Klang flyover
Port Klang
Below Flyover


West
Southpoint
Port Klang Komuter station
Port Klang Ferry Terminal
(to Pulau Ketam and International terminal to Dumai and Tanjungbalai (Indonesia))

East
FT 2 Persiaran Raja Muda Musa
Klang
Kuala Lumpur
Junctions on the below flyover only
Port Klang flyover
Railway crossing bridge
Port Klang flyover
Railway crossing bridge
FT 180 North–South Port Link
Port Klang flyover
3 kilometres
Below Flyover

Southeast
FT 103 Northport Highway
Port Klang town centre
Southpoint
FT 2 Persiaran Raja Muda Musa
Klang
Kuala Lumpur
Start/End of flyover
Ramp on/off
FT 103 Northport Highway
North
FT 103 Northport Highway
Northport
Bandar Sultan Sulaiman
Tanjung Harapan

References

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  1. ^ Statistik Jalan (Edisi 2013). Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Public Works Department. 2013. pp. 16–64. ISSN 1985-9619.
  2. ^ New Straits Times, 15 April 2009, [1]