 The rest of the highway consists of multiple lanes in each direction except between Erez Crossing and Yad Mordechai, Rosh HaNikra and Nahariya, and between Tirat Carmel just south of Haifa and Fureidis, which have a single lane of traffic in each direction.While there have been multiple proposals to widen the Haifa-Fureidis section, these have so far been blocked due to opposition from nearby residents who would like the highway in the area to retain its current rural character.As of 2016, Netivei Yisrael is planning a multi-billion Shekel project to convert the Sharon section of the highway (between the Dror Interchange and Highway 65 north of Hadera) to a freeway.