The Brief
- Open Road Tolling is coming to all seven of the Bay Area’s state-owned toll bridges.
- This means the existing toll booths will have to be removed from these bridges.
- Up first is the Richmond – San Rafael Bridge. Work should be completed by early 2026.
OAKLAND, Calif. – The removal of the toll booths for the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge is slated to happen at the end of May, officials with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission – Bay Area Toll Authority say.
‘Obsolete’
What we know:
John Goodwin, assistant director of communications for MTC-Bay Area Toll Authority, on Friday said the plan is for “now-obsolete” toll booths for all seven of the Bay Area’s state-owned toll bridges to be removed, as the spans will convert to open-road tolling over the next three to four years, he said.
This will help prevent traffic from bottle-necking. …