In one example presented at a Tuesday webinar hosted by MTC, if there's no freeway pricing by 2035, they say it would take 100 minutes to get from Antioch to San Francisco in a car. It would cost $8 for a bridge toll and $16 for fuel and maintenance, adding up to $24.
Bay Area transportation officials explain how the proposed all-lane freeway tolling system would work and how much more it would cost drivers.A new look at plans to bring tolls to most Bay Area freeways was shown Tuesday."I hasten to add that this is a planning exercise," said Metropolitan Transportation Commission spokesperson John Goodwin. "MTC doesn't have the authority to establish tolls on freeways.
MTC says its projections show that the Bay Area's population will grow by 15 percent, in turn slowing freeway travel times by 13 percent. The tolling system is one main idea in one scenario being looked at, it would be implemented on congested freeways that run parallel with transit services like Caltrain and cost between 10 to 30 cents per mile depending on the level of congestion.Tolls would be lower in off-peak hours and gone on nights and weekends.
In 2035 with freeway pricing, that same drive from Antioch to San Francisco would take 80 minutes and cost $35. The total cost includes an $11 highway toll along with the bridge toll and maintenance costs.
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