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Orange County officials are considering adding toll lanes to several major freeways to relieve increasing congestion as the county continues to grow.

In the next decade, the 405, 5, 55, 57 and 91 freeways could see added express toll lanes, based on studies presented to the Orange County Transportation Authority.

Although the five major thoroughfares are being considered, all Orange County freeways are fair game for pay-to-drive lanes, said Joel Zlotnik, an OCTA spokesman.

Both the county transportation authority and the California Department of Transportation are studying options for toll lanes and how they would affect traffic congestion and the area’s residents. Express lanes would give drivers the option of a faster route, ideally relieving congestion in general-use lanes as well. At least in some toll lanes, vehicles with three occupants could ride for free.

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