The road runs north to south, beginning at a grade separated junction with the Federal Highway 1 km (0.62 mi) inside the border of the Australian Capital Territory.

The road provides a convenient bypass of the city's Inner North from the Gungahlin district to Queanbeyan.

The current interchange with the Federal Highway was completed in December 2002 and redesigned in 2004 to connect with Horse Park Drive as a continuation of the route towards Gungahlin.

Construction of the $288 million Majura Parkway began in 2013 and was completed in 2016, offering a freeway-grade bypass of central Canberra.

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