History
The purposed to built the bypass to Port Klang began in the late 1970s. Construction began in 1983 and completed in 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 officialy closed and the parts of Jalan Kapar - Port Klang sections now became a toll free highway.
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