How much more you may pay crossing the Golden Gate Bridge
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New toll rates for drivers commuting on the Golden Gate Bridge take effect today.
The Highway and Transportation District Board of Directors voted 15-1 in March to provide funding for current and expanded public transit services through toll increases at the Golden Gate Bridge.
L to R: Golden Gate Bridge toll annual increases over the next five years, starting July 1, 2019. (Photo: Highway and Transportation District)
According to the Highway and Transportation District, the toll rate will remain the lowest for FasTrak customers, who comprise 85% of Golden Gate Bridge drivers. In the photo above, Pay-As-You-Go customers pay either in advance of their trip or shortly after, and can use either a cash payment network or pay their toll online. Invoice customers are those who choose to pay the bill they receive in the mail after a crossing.
The Highway and Transportation District said revenue from the toll increase will allow it to address a $75 million need to fund ongoing maintenance of the bridge and continuing Golden Gate Ferry and Golden Gate Transit service. The money will also provide approximately $25 million toward increasing the number of Golden Gate Ferry trips between Larkspur and San Francisco.
Larkspur Ferry service has grown by 26% over the past decade, pushing demand over capacity on several weekday rush hour trips, according to the Highway and Transportation District.