Klang Valley ( Malay : Lembah Klang ) is an urban agglomeration in Malaysia that is centered in the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya , and including their adjoining cities and towns in the state of Selangor . It is the urban area of the much larger Kuala Lumpur metropolitan area, known as Greater Kuala Lumpur .
6-577: Selat Lumut-SKVE Bridge is an expressway bridge across Lumut Straits in Klang Valley , Selangor , Malaysia . It is a second longest straits bridge in the Klang Valley after Selat Lumut Bridge . It connects Pulau Carey to Pulau Indah on the South Klang Valley Expressway . A runaway truck ramp is provided on both ends of the bridge because of a 4% steep grade on the bridge. Construction officially began in 2010 and
12-488: Is often assumed to comprise the following areas and their corresponding local authorities: Even though the Klang Valley officially consists of separate cities and suburbs, integration between these cities is very high, with a highly developed road network and an expanding integrated rail transit system. Many expressways criss-cross the metropolis making cars the most convenient way to get around. However, this has led to
18-458: The Klang Valley's notorious traffic jams which span whole kilometres of expressways and make driving during peak hours exhausting. Since the 1990s, new rail systems, such as Rapid KL's light rapid transit (LRT), mass rapid transit (MRT), KTM Komuter , ERL's airport rail links and a monorail have been developed. Most of these systems have gone through extensive expansion as a superproject. The Klang Valley Integrated Transit System , as of now,
24-470: The area as a cluster of tin mining towns in the late 19th century. Development of the region took place largely in the East-West direction (between Gombak and Port Klang ) but the urban areas surrounding Kuala Lumpur have since grown north and south towards the border with Perak and Negeri Sembilan respectively. There is no official designation of the boundaries that make up the Klang Valley but it
30-634: The southwest. The conurbation is the heartland of Malaysia's industry and commerce. As of 2022, the Klang Valley is home to roughly 9 million people. The valley is named after the Klang River , the principal river that flows through it that starts at Klang Gates Quartz Ridge in Gombak and flows into the Straits of Malacca in Port Klang , The river is closely linked to the early development of
36-620: Was completed on 1 October 2013. Construction was led by SKVE Holdings Sdn Bhd . This article about a bridge in Malaysia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Klang Valley The Klang Valley is geographically delineated by the Titiwangsa Mountains to the east and the Strait of Malacca to the west. It extends to Rawang in the northwest, Semenyih in the southeast, and Klang and Port Klang in
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