Overview
- Tolls on the seven state-owned Bay Area bridges increase by $0.50 at midnight to $8.50 for two-axle vehicles, with the Golden Gate Bridge excluded from this change.
- The toll hike is the first of annual increases scheduled each January through 2030, with a tiered structure beginning in 2027 that favors FasTrak over license plate accounts and invoicing.
- Updated carpool policies require three occupants for half-price tolls during weekday peak periods, with FasTrak Flex set to “3+” at most bridges and stricter lane rules on the Bay Bridge.
- Vehicles with two occupants may use carpool lanes at six bridges without receiving the discount, while the Bay Bridge continues to require three or more people to use carpool lanes.
- BART implements a 6.2% fare increase that lifts the average trip to $5.18 and raises station parking rates by 40 cents at most locations, as the agency projects $15.6 million in added revenue against a $376 million deficit for fiscal 2027.