National Route 2 begins as a one-way pair as 5th and 6th Streets from Esther Beach's Boardwalk to Ocean Avenue, where it becomes a proper expressway, carrying two lanes in each direction. Leaving Esther Beach, NR 2 travels along the south side of the Ulei River, merging with and then running along the south side of the Koiwai Beltway. South of the Sunshine Gates Tunnel, the Beltway diverges from NR 2 to head north into Koiwai, while NR 2 heads west along the Ulei River. National Route 3 merges with NR 2 north of the Ordero Mountains, the start of a concurrency running through to Forriedor. Immediately after the merge, NR 3/NR 2 concurrent crosses into Gallia.