It terminates and continues at its northern end as 62b Street which becomes River Road, a secondary connector from South Delta to North Delta which passes Tilbury Industrial Park.

Highway 17A was used as the primary access to the famous Butchart Gardens, as well as the ferry across the Saanich Inlet, used to bypass the Malahat Drive.

Highway 17A goes through Brentwood Bay for 2 km (1¼ mi), then entered North Saanich for another 4 km (2½ mi) north as it began to hug the eastern shore of the Saanich Inlet.

West Saanich continues northward, terminating at Land's End Road.

The entire route is in Delta, Metro Vancouver Regional District.