Overview
- Two-axle tolls at the seven state‑owned Bay Area bridges rise to $8.50, with the Golden Gate Bridge unaffected due to separate management.
- Updated carpool policies take effect with a uniform three‑person requirement for half‑price weekday tolls and FasTrak Flex settings required to claim discounts.
- At the Bay Bridge, carpools must use a dedicated lane and a FasTrak tag set to 3+, while at the other six bridges two‑person vehicles may use carpool lanes without receiving the discount.
- BART raises fares 6.2% to an average of $5.18 and increases daily station parking by 40 cents at most locations, citing a roughly $376 million deficit and projecting about $15.6 million in new fare revenue.
- A tiered toll structure favoring FasTrak begins in 2027, truck tolls climb by 50 cents per axle annually through 2030, and work to convert the Richmond–San Rafael Bridge to open‑road tolling is slated to start this month with completion in the new year.