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Sunday, April 6, 2008

Klang-Shah Alam corridor a future hub


THE Klang-Shah Alam corridor has the potential to grow into a robust regional hub for well-sought-after residential and commercial addresses, judging by new property developments underway or planned by developers.For the past two decades, property projects remained pretty much unchanged but the landscape is fast changing with the launch of planned community projects such as Bandar Bukit Tinggi, Setia Alam, Setia Eco Park, Aman Perdana and Bandar Botanic.Klang has outgrown its image as an old port town and a new village in the past decade with improved infrastructure connectivity that opens up the western corridor of the Klang Valley.Its proximity to Port Klang, one of the world’s busiest seaports, and Selangor's administrative city, Shah Alam, has been a boon to Klang.Today, Klang is the second largest city in the country after Kuala Lumpur with a population close to 900,000 people. It is also 10 times the size of Petaling Jaya.Shah Alam has also seen a spurt of new township developments. Its population of 600,000 is among the highest in Selangor.The Klang-Shah Alam corridor is today one of the more exciting corridors in Malaysia and the entrance of big developers have significantly changed the property landscape.Read more