Due to road conditions, four-wheel drive vehicles are recommended and caravans and camping trailers should be heavy duty.

[3] Telstra service is available when passing through the Aboriginal communities of Barunga, Beswick and Bulman and at locations marked with blue signposts along the route.

In 2014, a regional roads funding package was announced by the Australian Government which included $7.7 million for upgrades to the Donydji, Goyder and Mainoru River crossings,[4] as well as allocation from the $90 million Northern Territory Roads Productivity Package for the construction of a bridge over Rocky Bottom Creek.

[5] Under the National Partnership Agreement on Land Transport (NPALT), the Australian Government has committed $180 million and the Northern Territory Government has committed $50 million to contribute to sealing, reconstructing, widening, and flood immunity improvements to priority sections of the route to a fit-for-purpose standard.

[7] Nhulunbuy remains the only large regional centre in the Northern Territory not connected to the National Highway network via a sealed road.