Future improvements include adding a new lane in each direction from the SR-55 to SR-241.

From May 2008, a late morning service has also been added in each direction.

The project is currently proposed to add an additional travel lane in each direction of Route 72.

The project consists of adding a twelve-foot travel lane and ten-foot shoulder in each direction.

When the $75 million project is completed, one additional lane will be added in each direction, along with the wider new bridges.

An extra lane was added in each direction in 1966 without any need to modify any of the existing bridges.

Steps are taken to reduce evasion of toll by adding enclosed separate service areas in each direction and prohibiting U-turns.

For instance, one can obtain 35 pitches by adding rows in each direction like this:

IDOT was criticized at the time for not adding a fourth lane in each direction to the highway.

Plans also include adding a lane in each direction of the Turnpike between exits 8A and 9.