▁Federal ▁Highway ▁( F eder al ▁Route ▁ 2 ), ▁the ▁first ▁dual - car riage way ▁highway ▁in ▁Malays ia ▁was ▁opened ▁to ▁traffic . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁decided ▁to ▁build ▁more ▁express ways ▁and ▁high ways ▁in ▁K lang ▁Valley ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁increasing ▁size ▁and ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁K lang ▁Valley ▁con urb ation , ▁development ▁of ▁new ▁town ships ▁and ▁industrial ▁est ates , ▁and ▁the ▁massive ▁traffic ▁j ams ▁along ▁Federal ▁Highway . ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁K lang ▁Valley ▁Express way ▁( N K VE ), ▁which ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁link ▁to ▁K ual a ▁L ump ur ▁from ▁K lang ▁after ▁Federal ▁Highway . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁North – S outh ▁Express way ▁Central ▁Link ▁( N SE CL ), ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁main ▁link ▁to ▁K ual a ▁L ump ur ▁International ▁Airport ▁( K LI A ) ▁was ▁opened ▁to ▁traffic . ▁ ▁Other ▁express way ▁projects ▁in ▁K lang ▁Valley ▁are ▁Shah ▁Al am ▁Express way ▁( SA E / K ES AS ) ▁( open ed ▁ 1 9 9 7 ), ▁Dam ans ara – P uch ong ▁Express way ▁( LD P ) ▁( open ed ▁ 1 9 9 9 ), ▁S print ▁Express way ▁( open ed ▁ 2 0 0 1 ), ▁New ▁P ant ai ▁Express way ▁( N PE ) ▁( open ed