It forms a partial ring road around Bunbury, allowing highway traffic to bypass the city centre.

[3] The northern terminus of the highway is at the Eelup Roundabout, a large, traffic light controlled roundabout that distributes traffic to Koombana Drive, Sandridge Road, Robertson Drive and Forrest Highway.

The road crosses over the Australind railway line and then descends into the Bunbury Industrial Area, with a major traffic light controlled intersection with South Western Highway (southern section, which proceeds as National Route 1) and Brittain Road.

The road continues south, now an 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph) zone, followed by a sharp turn towards the west, meeting an intersection with Sommerville Drive.

Following the Sommerville intersection, there is access provided to TAFE, the ECU campus and the hospitals.