The state of Negeri Sembilan has a very close proximity to the heavily developed Klang Valley area and is very well connected via major arteries.

Driven by the increase of commuters from the state commuting daily to work, including topographic factors - where the corridor between Kuala Lumpur and Negeri Sembilan is relatively flatter compared to the north - the urban sprawl of the Klang Valley has been seen to push southwards over the years,[1] causing new developments to spur up in bordering districts, especially Seremban and Port Dickson - both are also part of the National Conurbation.

[3] Under the leadership of Mohamad Hasan, the Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan, and Prime Minister-cum-Finance Minister, Najib Razak, the first iteration of the MVV was inaugurated in 2015, with Sime Darby acting as a major player in the development of the corridor.

After being revised and restructured, Malaysia Vision Valley 2.0 (MVV2.0), the project's second and current iteration, was launched on 13 December 2018 by the incumbent Menteri Besar, Aminuddin Harun.

In comparison, the MVV is twice the size of Singapore but one and a half times smaller than Johor's Iskandar Malaysia, with a total land area of 1,534 km².