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).

[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.

There are proposals to create a major motorway route through Montluçon as part of a transport route from Central Europe to the Atlantic coast.