Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA)
The Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) manages the toll revenues from the Bay Area’s seven state-owned bridges. BATA also manages FasTrak®, the electronic toll payment system.
The Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) collects toll funds and uses that money to fund major projects that support bridges, roads and the Bay Area transportation network.
BATA also funds critical projects voted on by the public (including Regional Measure 1, Regional Measure 2 and Regional Measure 3). This includes highway and transit improvements, seismic retrofitting of bridges, reducing congestion on our streets and much more.
In addition, BATA manages the Bay Area's FasTrak electronic toll collection program.
View complete toll information on 511.org.
BATA Board
The BATA board is comprised of the same individuals that govern the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and MTC leadership also serves as leadership of BATA. Get a list of the people who govern BATA.
Use a FasTrak toll tag for non-stop travel through Bay Area toll booths. You can also use it for Express Lanes access.
Express Lanes ease traffic congestion on Bay Area freeways with a lane especially for carpools, buses, motorcycles and solo motorists who choose to pay tolls.
How many vehicles have paid tolls over the years, and what’s the total money paid?
Bridge tolls are collected by BATA to fund major projects that support our roads and transportation network.
The Bay Area’s seven state-owned toll bridges form a transportation network, allowing residents to move across the Bay to home, work and to points of interest. They are the backbone of vehicular transportation around the Bay Area.
On December 18, 2024, BATA approved a toll increase and changes to the HOV policy, effective January 1, 2026. For complete details, please visit the 2026 Toll Increase & High-Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Policy Updates webpage.
- In 1997, BATA was created by state law to administer a $1 base toll on the Bay Area's seven state-owned toll bridges.
- In 2004, BATA took over management of the Bay Area's FasTrak electronic toll collection program.
- In 2005, state law expanded BATA's responsibilities to include administration of all toll revenue from the region's state-owned toll bridges. BATA, along with Caltrans and the California Transportation Commission, also administered the state Toll Bridge Seismic Retrofit Program.