 From the territory border , the road passes into the rural southern reaches of the Tuggeranong District . In this area of the ACT , the railway line forms the eastern border of the territory , with the railway line itself situated on the NSW side . To the western side of the road flows Guises Creek , with a range of hills beyond it , Rose Hill and Mount Rob Roy being two of the more prominent peaks . As the road reaches the Tuggeranong urban area , it begins to parallel the urban area instead and forms part of the border of Tuggeranong 's eastern suburbs . Approaching the Tharwa Drive intersection , the road becomes a dual carriageway . The road climbs onto a small ridge with views of the urban area to the west and the Tuggeranong Pine Plantation to the east . The road then descends towards the Jerrabomberra district border where it meets Isabella Drive , and then passes through the light industrial suburb of Hume , although the land to the west of the road is largely undeveloped . Within Hume , the road meets Lanyon Drive , which heads across the nearby border towards Jerrabomberra and Queanbeyan . The road then continues roughly north and crosses a largely open area of pasture . The <unk> emergency helicopter is stationed to the east of the road not far after its intersection with Lanyon Drive , and further on , a prison is located to the west . Approaching the northern end of the pasture , Jerrabomberra Creek flows to the east . At the northern end is the Hindmarsh Drive interchange . The highway passes underneath Hindmarsh Drive and continues over Jerrabomberra Creek . A further interchange , passing over Canberra Avenue is a little further on , along with an overpass above the Canberra railway line branch , and an interchange above Newcastle Street . The road then <unk> across a wide flat and terminates at Morshead Drive , just across the Molonglo River . In 2010 the average annual daily traffic count was approximately 43 @,@ 000 vehicles per day , at this final section just prior to the northern terminus . 
