Bay Area bridge tolls are going up by $1 on Jan. 1, and the Bay Area Toll Authority on Wednesday approved additional future increases.
The New Year's Day hike brings tolls for the Bay Area's seven state-owned bridges to $8. It's the last of three voter-approved increases passed in June 2018 for the Bay, Antioch, Benicia, Carquinez, Dumbarton, Richmond-San Rafael and San Mateo bridges.
On Wednesday, the toll authority voted unanimously, with one abstention, on future toll increases that would be phased in over a five-year period starting in 2026.
Under the new toll hikes, some drivers will be paying as much as $11.50 by 2030.
The table below provides a toll price breakdown for regular two-axle cars and trucks.
| DATE | FASTRAK | LICENSE PLATE ACCOUNT | INVOICED TOLLING |
| Jan. 1, 2026 | $8.50 | $8.50 | $8.50 |
| Jan. 1, 2027 | $9.00 | $9.25 | $10.00 |
| Jan. 1, 2028 | $9.50 | $9.75 | $10.50 |
| Jan. 1, 2029 | $10.00 | $10.25 | $11.00 |
| Jan. 1, 2030 | $10.50 | $10.75 | $11.50 |
"This is for the maintenance and rehabilitation of the bridges," said John Goodwin of the Bay Area Toll Authority and Metropolitan Transportation Commission. "And what this will do is allow us to meet our statutory obligations to keep the bridges in a state of good repair without having to borrow money to do so."
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For more information on the new toll hikes starting in 2026, visit the agency's website.
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