The cost to travel over seven of the Bay Area's bridges will increase by $1 on Jan. 1, 2022.
Regular tolls for two-axle cars and trucks and for motorcycles at the San Francisco-Oakland Bay, Antioch, Benicia-Martinez, Carquinez, Dumbarton, Richmond-San Rafael and San Mateo-Hayward bridges will rise to $7 from $6, according to the Bay Area Toll Authority.
Tolls for vehicles with three or more axles will also rise by $1.
The tolls will increase to $17 for three-axle vehicles, $22 for four-axle vehicles, $27 for five-axle vehicles, $32 for six-axle vehicles and $37 for vehicles with combinations of seven or more axles.
The toll increase at the region's state-owned toll bridges is the second of three toll increases approved by the the Legislature in 2017 via state Senate Bill 595 and by voters through Regional Measure 3 in 2018.
The first increase went into effect in 2019, and the third will go into effect in 2025.
There is a legal challenge to Senate Bill 595 and Regional Measure 3 pending before the California Supreme Court, so the toll increase collected will be placed into an escrow account managed by an independent trustee until the litigation is resolved.
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Revenue from the previous toll increase in 2019 is also being held in escrow, according to the Bay Area Toll Authority.
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