Over the past two decades, Interstate 75 has seen increasing usage due to population growth in southwest Broward County. This explosion in population led to the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) completing a project development and environment (PD&E) study on the I-75 corridor in 2012. The PD&E study recommended an increase in roadway capacity, interchange improvements, additional park-and-ride lots, preservation of right-of-way (ROW) for a future transit guideway system, and median tolled express lanes (including Intelligent Transportation System management and express bus).

In early 2014, the FDOT initiated construction of the Express Lane project that featured a new, four lane barrier separated, tolled managed lanes facility within the I-75 median, direct connections to the I-595 Express Lanes and Florida’s Turnpike (HEFT) as well as major improvements to the HEFT, Miramar Parkway, and Sheridan Street interchanges. The construction phase was completed in 2019.