The motorway-type section () starts in Havana, on a roundabout ("Rotonda de Cojímar") before the "Monumental", and ends north of Cárdenas. In Matanzas city center it crosses the seafront. It is a dual carriageway road, with four lanes for almost the entire route, but there are six lanes for a short section in east Havana. It has some at-grade intersections with rural roads. The exit at Varadero is the starting point of an 18-km long beltway, named "Autopista Sur" ("South Motorway"), that runs through the town.