Golden Gate Bridge Toll Increase Begins On Monday
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) — It's about to cost more to cross the Golden Gate Bridge as the toll is going up by a dollar on Monday.
FasTrak commuters will pay $6 while the toll for carpoolers using FasTrack will be $4. Everyone else will pay $7 to driver across the iconic landmark.
The tolls will remain the same until next July of next year when they will go up by $0.25 and will do the same each year until 2018.
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