Bay Area Toll Authority also known as BATA has to be on such a level, to be able to finance the cost approximately $ 750 million for seismic reinforcement projects necessary in Antioch bridges and Dumbarton. Other factors include a slow but fixed decrease in traffic you pay fees at State bridges in each of the last five years, an increase in the cost of San Francisco BATA Schedules Hearing on Proposed Toll Hike for Earthquake Safety operations, and mounting debt (due to instability in the municipal bond market during the last two years). The ideas, outlined below, include increasing the fixed cars and motorcycles $1 ($5), this would raise the first $ 100 million in new annual revenue. The remaining funds be raised through a combination of increasing the fee-for-axle trucks and / or introducing a fee for a carpool or carpools, which would be administered electronically through FasTrak ® transponder. Is also under consideration introduction of congestion pricing (congestion pricing) during peak hours in the Bay Bridge. A Preliminary analysis shows that these rates may decrease by 15 to 30 percent time delay due to congestion during peak hours of the morning.
- Fee of $5 for two-axle vehicles (cars and motorcycles), $3 for carpools peak hours (Monday through Friday) and $6 for each additional axle trucks. With this option carpools would be charged to their share of the costs of seismic reinforcement and will be required obtain a FasTrak ® transponder to qualify for the reduced rate, the FasTrak ® equipment would be required in the carpool lanes.
- Fee of $5 for two-axle vehicles (cars and motorcycles) and $10 for each axis additional. They were not charged a fee to carpools during peak hours (Monday to Friday).
- Congestion rates would be introduced into the Bay Bridge, the rates would be $6 for two-axle vehicles during peak hours (Monday to Friday) and $4 for cars and motorcycles off-peak hours (Monday through Friday) with a fee of $5 for vehicles two axes on the weekends. A fee of $6 each additional axis, around the clock, all days, would take effect with this option, and also a $3 fee for carpools during peak hours (Monday to Friday).