2 0 1 5 , ▁thus ▁comple ting ▁the ▁alignment ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁Coast ▁Express way ▁from ▁K ual a ▁L ump ur ▁to ▁K ual a ▁Ter eng gan u . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁project ▁in ▁the ▁west ▁coast ▁of ▁Pen ins ula ▁Malays ia , ▁West ▁Coast ▁Express way ▁( W CE ) ▁has ▁been ▁un ve iled ▁by ▁the ▁government . ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 3 3 . 0   km ▁( 1 4 4 . 8 ▁mile ) ▁express way ▁linking ▁B ant ing , ▁Sel ang or ▁and ▁Ta ip ing , ▁Per ak ▁was ▁to ▁start ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Gre ater ▁K ual a ▁L ump ur ▁and ▁K lang ▁Valley ▁ ▁The ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁high ways ▁in ▁the ▁K lang ▁Valley ▁started ▁after ▁the ▁exp ulsion ▁of ▁Singapore ▁from ▁Malays ia ▁on ▁ 9 ▁August ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁when ▁the ▁Malays ian ▁government ▁decided ▁to ▁make ▁Port ▁Sw etten ham ▁( now ▁Port ▁K lang ) ▁Malays ia ' s ▁new ▁national ▁port ▁as ▁a ▁replacement ▁for ▁Singapore . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁government ▁planned ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁first ▁highway ▁in ▁K lang ▁Valley ▁known ▁as ▁Federal ▁Highway ▁connecting ▁Port ▁Sw etten ham ▁( now ▁Port ▁K lang ) ▁to ▁K ual a ▁L ump ur ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁the ▁ 4 5   km ▁( 2 8 ▁mile )