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    Drivers on the 405 Freeway in Orange County could pay $10 tolls, get extra lanes. Would it help with traffic?

    LOS ANGELES -- Commuters on the 405 Freeway in Orange County could soon be driving in new lanes and paying tolls of nearly $10 to use the express lanes during peak hours. But some experts raised doubts that expanding the freeway could mitigate traffic. The project will span 16 miles between Costa Mesa and the L.A. County line and add one regular lane in each direction, said Orange County ...
    by Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times Jul 14, 2023 3 minutes
    Cars, trucks, SUVs, and other vehicles drive in traffic on the 405 freeway through the Sepulveda Pass in Los Angeles, on August 25, 2022.

    LOS ANGELES -- Commuters on the 405 Freeway in Orange County could soon be driving in new lanes and paying tolls of nearly $10 to use the express lanes during peak hours.

    But some experts raised doubts that expanding the freeway could mitigate traffic.

    The will span 16 miles between Costa Mesa and the L.A. County line and add one regular lane in each direction, said Orange County Transportation Authority spokesperson Joel Zlotnik. It will also add a second lane that combines with the existing carpool lane to create the 405 Express Lanes.

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