Klang–Banting Highway, Federal Route 5, is a highway that connects Klang in the north with the town of Banting in the south. It is also known as Jalan Klang–Banting, Jalan Langat, Persiaran Tengku Ampuan Rahimah or Jalan Sultan Abdul Samad at Banting side. On TNB electricity poles, the code JBK and JKB is Jalan Banting Klang and Jalan Klang Banting.
History The Klang–Banting Road was single carriageway before 1999.
To overcome the future development at Banting and Klang, the federal government decided to upgrade Federal Route 5 sections at Selangor from two lanes to 4 lanes, start from Banting until to Sabak Bernam. Klang–Banting and Kapar–Sabak Bernam sections upgraded earlier, followed by the final section from Klang to Kapar. For Klang–Banting sections which also known as Jalan Langat FT5, the upgrade to 4 lanes dual carriageway project started from 1999 and completed in 2005.
At 3 pm of 20 July 2020, the boring of piles for the construction of the Shah Alam line (SAL/LRT3) project caused the Soil erosion and sedimentation in FT5 Klang–Banting Highway (Jalan Klang–Banting), near Pandamaran Road-Johan Setia Road intersections.
The Public Works Department (JKR) ordered to closed the Klang–Banting Highway from Banting to Klang closed emergency 72 hours for repairing.
Features
4 lanes dual carriageway Banting Bridge
At most sections, the Klang–Banting Highway was built under the JKR R5 road standard, with a speed limit of .
Postcode The following postcodes are used for Jalan Klang-Banting:
41000 until 42400 Klang 42500 Telok Panglima Garang 42600, 42610 Jenjarom 42700 Banting
Junction and towns lists The entire route is located in Selangor.
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