Drivers pass through the I-90 Elgin toll plaza on Wednesday. The Illinois tollway is considering adding managed lanes to its system. Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com

The Illinois tollway’s latest strategic plan offers two initiatives that could change how drivers navigate the region.

Approved last week, the new to-do list includes exploring dynamic pricing and identifying “opportunities for express lanes” by converting existing lanes or building new ones.

So, what does that mean?

With many metropolitan highways maxed out, one tool to reduce gridlock is the creation of managed lanes, or a “freeway within a freeway,” experts explained.

“They come in all different shapes and sizes,” said Tanya Sheres of the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association.

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