It primarily links the coastal suburbs of the Clarkson-Butler region to the arterial highway Wanneroo Road in the east.

The new alignment was first built in 1990 to coincide with the developments of Mindarie and Merriwa by Smith Corporation, running onto the original Quinns Road at the intersection of the future Connolly Drive.

The portion of Quinns Road in between Marmion Avenue and Connolly Drive was then closed to general traffic and turned into a cul-de-sac in Merriwa, where it was renamed Palermo Court.

Hester Avenue deviates south-westerly from the original Quinns Road from Connolly Drive onwards, where it runs directly into Mindarie.

[1] In 2017 the Hester Avenue Bridge was demolished and replaced as part of the wider Mitchell Freeway Expansion.