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Originally Posted by Gordo
^Cool pics. Interesting that the toll has essentially been cut by 60% over the last 60 years. 65 cents in 1936 is roughly equivalent to $10 today, yet the toll today is only $4, in spite of demand that is perhaps an order of magnitude higher.
Kind of laughable that the $77,000,000 cost would only equate to about $1.2 billion today. I would guess that an entirely new structure would be at least $25 billion, probably more.
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The toll was supposed to go away entirely when the bridge was paid for.
Today's toll is as follows: "For the typical automobile, a $4 toll is collected — a $1 base toll, $1 for Regional Measure 2 and a $2 seismic retrofit surcharge."
Source:
http://bata.mtc.ca.gov/tolls/index.htm
"Regional measure 2" "raises $125 million annually for transportation improvements designed to get commuters onto transit, thereby decreasing bridge traffic."
Source:
http://transformca.org/campaign/rm2