By LEE YAN LI lylee@thestar.com.my

Known as the city of roundabouts, Shah Alam’s connectivity has its own distinct identity.

While the main road arteries from Section 1 to Section 25 are connected by 18 main roundabouts, locals or visitors would encounter smaller traffic circles dotted along neighbourhood roads. According to MBSA sources, there are over 71 existing or planned roundabouts.

Besides enjoying the area’s merry-go-round, Shah Alam offers excellent connectivity to the other regions through five modern highways.

Being an industrial city, Shah Alam is strategically located 25km from Port Klang and less than 30 minutes by Federal Highway or North Klang Valley Expressway to the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang.

The North-South Expressway Central Link (Elite) also provides easy access to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

As the earliest expressway that opened up Shah Alam to other regions, the Federal Highway allows residents to drive to Klang in the west and connect to the north-east with Subang Jaya, Petaling Jaya and Kuala Lumpur.

Its accessibility is enhanced by the Shah Alam Expressway (Kesas) and Guthrie Corridor Expressway, as well as the upcoming Kemuning-Shah Alam Highway. The West Coast Expressway, which runs parallel to the Federal Highway, is expected to help in dispersing heavy traffic in the area.

Four KTM stations in and around Shah Alam — Batu Tiga Station, Shah Alam Station (Section 20), Padang Jawa Station and Bukit Badak Station — make it convenient for commuters to travel to and from Kuala Lumpur.

Another rail option is the LRT Bandar Utama-Klang Line (LRT3) which when announced in 2013 had planned ten stations in the vicinity of Shah Alam. However, three stations have been cancelled due to budgetary issues after the change in federal government.

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