Drivers face toll increases for Bay Area bridges starting Jan. 1: Here's what to know

"It'll be $0.50 starting this year, and then there are going to be $0.50 increments over the next four years as well, and then it should stabilize,"

"They need deck improvements, step repairs, cable strengthening. It's about a $2.3 billion capital improvement plan,"

"The Bay Area's seven state-owned toll bridges carry about 320,000 toll-paying (one-way) trips a day. About one-third of those are on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (35%). Other bridges have much lower volumes in this order:"

Tolls on seven state-owned Bay Area bridges increase by $0.50 starting Jan. 1, raising car tolls from $8 to $8.50. The increase will continue with $0.50 increments over the next four years before stabilizing. The Metropolitan Transportation Commission oversees the bridges and reports the last toll increase directed to repairs was in 2010. A $2.3 billion capital improvement plan targets deck improvements, step repairs, and cable strengthening. The seven bridges carry about 320,000 one-way toll-paying trips daily, with the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge accounting for roughly 35 percent. The Golden Gate Bridge follows a separate schedule.

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