This increase would affect state-owned bridges like the Bay Bridge, Benicia Bridge and Carquinez Bridge.
The tolls on most Bay Area bridges may be going up again.Next month when the Bay Area Toll Authority meets, it's expected to vote on raising toll rates for all seven state-owned toll bridges, which include the Bay Bridge, plus the Antioch, Benicia, Carquinez, Dumbarton, Richmond-San Rafael and San Mateo bridges.Starting in January, the tolls may go up each year for the next six years.Fastrak users would pay slightly less than those without Fastrak.
They say the toll increases are needed to pay for maintenance, bridge preservation and to make up for "lost revenues" during the COVID-19 pandemic because there were fewer drivers crossing the bridges.Right now, just over half of the current tolls pay for the bridges, while the rest pays for regional transit projects.The proposal includes raising tolls by 50 cents per year for passenger vehicles for five years, starting in 2026.
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