It is a toll-free and also a second highway after Shah Alam Expressway E5.

It connects the Sungai Besi Expressway E9 near Selangor Turf Club in the east to Damansara–Puchong Expressway E11 near Puchong Jaya in the west.

[1] The highway passes Bandar Kinrara and Bukit Jalil.

During 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, the highway became a second main route to National Sports Complex in Bukit Jalil after Shah Alam Expressway.

At most sections, the Federal Route 217 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.