Bay Area Toll Authority - Tolls and Traffic

Payment of tolls on the state-owned toll bridges can be made electronically using FasTrak®.
Passage for vehicles using FasTrak® shall be at the rates shown above.
For more information about FasTrak®, go to www.511.org or call the FasTrak® Customer Service Center at 877-BAY-TOLL (877-229-8655).
FasTrak® can also be used on all other toll facilities in California, including the Golden Gate Bridge

Revised 6-9-05

COMMUTE BUS

Commute Bus may cross toll-free at any time in designated lane(s), in accordance with operational procedures.
Passage through staffed lanes requires toll-free commute bus ticket, or an axle-based toll will be charged.
For information on toll-free commute bus tickets, contact Toll Accounting at 510-817-5898.

CARPOOL

Antioch, Benicia-Martinez, Carquinez and San Francisco-Oakland Bay bridges

Any 2-axle vehicle, without trailer(s), carrying three or more persons, may cross toll-free in designated lane(s)
Monday through Friday between 5 a.m.-10 a.m. and 3 p.m.-7 p.m.

Richmond-San Rafael Bridge

Any 2-axle vehicle, without trailer(s), carrying three or more persons, may cross toll-free in designated lane(s)
Monday through Friday between 5 a.m.-10 a.m. and 3 p.m.-6 p.m.

Dumbarton and San Mateo-Hayward Bridges

Any 2-axle vehicle, without trailer(s), carrying two or more persons, may cross toll-free in designated lane(s)
Monday through Friday between 5 a.m.-10 a.m. and 3 p.m.-6 p.m.

Any motorcycle, bus, or 2-axle vehicle, without trailer(s), designed by the manufacturer to be occupied by no more than two persons, carrying two persons, may also cross toll-free in designated lane(s) consistent with the above referenced hours of operation. Inherently-low-emission vehicles (ILEV) with DMV-issued decals, such as electric cars, may also cross toll-free in designated lane(s) consistent with the above referenced hours of operation. Note: This does not apply to qualified single-occupancy hybrid vehicles permitted to use dedicated High-Occupancy Vehicle (HOV)/carpool lanes in the Bay Area with the passage of Assembly Bill 2628 (AB 2628) on August 10, 2005.

Revised 06-30-08

PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLISTS

Pedestrians and bicyclists may cross the Antioch, Carquinez, and Dumbarton bridges toll-free in designated lanes, in accordence with operational procedures. For more information, go to http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/shuttle.htm.

SCRIP TICKETS

Caltrans discontinued the sale of toll bridge scrip tickets in May 2005. Motorists with outstanding scrip will be able to use their remaining tickets through Thursday, November 17, 2005. Holders of scrip may redeem outstanding tickets for a full refund by sending the tickets to Bridge Scrip Tickets, Bay Area Toll Authority, 101 Eighth Street, Oakland, CA 94607.

Motorists who have been using scrip are urged to sign up for FasTrak® electronic toll collection transponders.

Questions about the elimination of toll bridge scrip tickets or the redemption of outstanding tickets? Call BATA at 510-817-5898.

VEHICLE DEFINITIONS FOR BRIDGE TOLL ASSESSMENT

BUS shall include any vehicle designed, used, or maintained for carrying more than 10 persons, including the driver.

Commute Bus shall include any vehicle that is:
Either I

Designed, used, or maintained for the transportation of more than 10 persons including the driver;
Operated across a state-owned toll bridge on a route commencing and terminating within a radius of 50 miles from the toll plaza of such bridge; and
Operated on a regular schedule for any municipal or public corporation, transit district, public utility district or political subdivision, or private company for the nonprofit work-related transportation of its employees; or by any transportation company operating under a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the California Public Utilities Commission.

Or II
A “vanpool vehicle” operating under the provisions of current ridesharing laws and regulations, and designed for carrying more than 10, but not more than 15, persons including the driver, which is maintained and used primarily for the nonprofit work-related transportation of persons for the purpose of ridesharing.

MOTORCYCLE shall include any motor vehicle having a seat or saddle for the use of the rider, with up to four wheels in contact with the roadway, two of which are a functional part of a sidecar.

SEATING CAPACITY – If individual seats are provided, the number of such seats shall be used in determining the seating capacity. If individual seats are not used, seating capacity shall be determined on the basis of 17 inches of seat width per person.

VEHICLE COMBINATION shall include any combination of motor-driven and drawn vehicle(s). Toll assessment will be based on the total number of axles on the roadway in the total combination.

TRAILER shall include any vehicle, including semi-trailer, designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle.