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Truck tolls to soar next two years in San Fran
Landline Magazine
June 18, 2010
One year from now, truckers will pay significantly more to cross certain bridges in the San Francisco area. The current toll of $11.25 for a five-axle vehicle will increase 60 percent to $18 in 2011 and another 39 percent to $25 in 2012.
The Bay Area Toll Authority set the new toll rates in January on all seven of its bridges: the eastbound lanes of the Antioch, Benicia-Martinez and Carquinez bridges and westbound lanes of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay, Dumbarton, Richmond-San Rafael and San Mateo-Hayward bridges.
The first increase for commercial trucks takes effect July 1, 2011, followed by the second increase on July 1, 2012. Heavier trucks on six or seven axles can expect significantly higher rates as well – up to $35 for seven axles in 2012.
For the time being starting July 1 of this year, the authority is implementing a $1 toll increase for passenger vehicles on all seven of the bridges. The authority is also implementing a congestion-pricing plan to charge higher tolls for cars during peak times on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.
Toll dollars pay for operations, maintenance and administration for the authority as well as debt reduction and seismic retrofits to shore up the bridges against earthquakes.
– By David Tanner, associate editor