Hi! Really happy to have found someone else who wanted to upgrade the belts' utility. I was thinking of trying my hand at modding, but since it already exists, I'll take it!
I was thinking that the game could use a lane compacter like the one you have and a buffer belt to stockpile items when the belts ahead are full. I was thinking that one stack per lane would be balanced, but that the amount could be changed in the settings up to 5, or better yet have 1 for yellow belts, 3 for red, and 5 for blue.
Since it's been a while since your last update, I might look at forking your GitHub repo, but I wanted to at least try with you first.
Thanks!