FREDERICK, Md. (WJLA) – Maryland officials are considering creating toll lanes on Interstate 270 in an effort to alleviate traffic and congestion in Montgomery and Frederick counties.

At a meeting Thursday in Frederick about the I-270 corridor, U.S. Rep. John K. Delaney said he was in favor of the toll lanes so long as “leaders in the region make sure the highway operates as efficiently as possible,” according to the Maryland Gazette.

Adding toll lanes would widen I-270 for 33 miles between Shady Grove in the counties

Another option previously proposed that could solve the congestion issue is to add a dedicated travel lane for buses. Under the 2035 Maryland Transportation Plan (MTP), buses would travel in a separate, traffic-free lane between the Shady Grove Metro station and Metropolitan Grove in Gaithersburg as part of the Corridor Cities Transitway (CCT).

The Washington Post reports that if construction money was made available for the Transitway, construction could begin as early as 2018 with the line opening in 2021. However, Rick Kiegel,{}Maryland Transit Administration’s head of CCT planning, told the Post that Maryland’s current six-year transportation budget does not include money for the project.