Regional Funding
The Bay Area’s transportation network is funded in part through voter-supported regional measures on toll funding, and sales taxes on fuel. By looking at the needs of the region as a whole, MTC helps Bay Area residents get around.
Toll Funding
Toll funding on the Bay Area’s state-owned bridges help finance major improvements on infrastructure. These improvements decrease traffic congestion, ensure safety and create better options for getting around.
Regional Measure 3
Finances a comprehensive suite of highway and transit improvements.
Regional Measure 2
Pays for highway, transit, bicycle and pedestrian projects on and near the bridges.
Regional Measure 1
Financed major bridge and roadway improvements all around the Bay Area.
Transportation Development Act (TDA) & State Transit Assistance (STA)
Very small taxes on fuel fund big transportation-system improvements in California.
Since 2010, tolls on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge have been structured to encourage off-peak travel. By crossing at off-peak times, your trip takes less time, and we all benefit from reduced greenhouse gas emissions.
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The Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) works with the California Department of Transportation to finance the maintenance and operation of the region’s state-owned toll bridges.
BATA manages the Bay Area FasTrak® system in partnership with the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, Alameda County Transportation Commission and Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority.
Your toll dollars go a long way for bridge, highway and transit projects all around the Bay Area. The regular $7 toll is distributed several ways:
- First Dollar: bridge operations and maintenance, Regional Measure 1 projects, transit capital and transit operations
- Second Dollar: toll bridge seismic retrofit work
- Third Dollar: Regional Measure 2 investments
- Fourth Dollar: toll bridge seismic retrofit work
- Fifth Dollar: toll bridge seismic retrofit work
- Sixth Dollar: Regional Measure 3 investments
- Seventh Dollar: Regional Measure 3 investments
Tolls from the growing network of Bay Area Express Lanes are used to close gaps in the region’s carpool lane system, and to finance operation of the Express Lanes.