The autoroute is 2x2 lanes and is operated by the Société Cofiroute (Orléans-Bourges).

Opened in 1997, first section of this motorway bypasses Gannat by north (9 km).

The highway was extended to the gates of Vichy, precisely on a roundabout at Espinasse-Vozelle; this 14 km section, inaugurated 9 January, was opened on 12 January 2015.

[1] There are proposals to extend the autoroute beyond Vichy to form part of the A77 to (Moulins-Roanne).

Junctions are: This motorway, 1 km long and with reduced features, connects the exit 1.4 of A711 at the roundabout of Champ-Lamet between Lempdes and Pont-du-Château, at the crossroads with three other departmental roads.