Regional Measure 3 | Metropolitan Transportation Commission
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Regional Measure 3
Regional Measure 3 (RM 3) finances a comprehensive suite of highway and transit improvements through an increase of tolls on the region's seven state-owned toll bridges.
Credit
Karl Nielsen
Background
To help solve the Bay Area's growing congestion problems, voters in June 2018 approved Regional Measure 3 (RM 3) to finance a $4.45 billion slate of highway and transit improvements through an increase of tolls on the region's seven state-owned toll bridges. Winning 55% overall approval by voters in the nine Bay Area counties, RM 3 raised tolls in three $1 increments that went into effect on January 1, 2019, January 1, 2022 January 1, 2025. The 2019 increase marked the first toll hike on the seven state-owned bridges since 2010.
RM 3 earned support from a majority of voters in seven of the nine Bay Area counties, including margins of 60-40 or greater in San Francisco, Santa Clara and Marin counties. The only counties in which RM 3 did not win majority support were Contra Costa and Solano.
RM 3 Expenditure Plan
Major capital projects in the RM 3 expenditure plan include:
New BART cars
Extending BART’s Silicon Valley service to Santa Clara
Extending Caltrain to downtown San Francisco
Expanding S.F. Muni’s transit vehicle fleet
More frequent transbay bus service
Interchange improvements in Alameda, Contra Costa and Solano counties
An expanded express lane network
Expanded ferry service
A direct freeway connector from northbound U.S. 101 in Marin County to the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge
Upgrades to relieve congestion in the Dumbarton Bridge corridor
Improving State Route 37
Extending the new SMART rail system to Windsor and Healdsburg
And much more
The RM 3 Operating Program provides funds to support the operation of the Salesforce Transit Center transbay terminal, regional express buses, and ferry service.
Review the complete Regional Measure 3 Expenditure Plan
RM 3 Toll Increase
The new toll schedule established by RM 3 was formally approved by the Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) in December 2018 through adoption of BATA Resolution No. 128. The Authority also adopted BATA Resolution No. 129, which authorized the escrow of RM 3 funds pending resolution of legal challenges to Senate Bill 595 (the 2017 legislation authored by then-state Sen. Jim Beall of San Jose that authorized placement of the measure on the June 2018 ballot in the nine Bay Area counties) and RM 3. These challenges ultimately were dismissed by the California Supreme Court in January 2023. BATA in March 2023 voted to release the escrow funds and terminate the escrow account. The Commission began making RM 3 allocations in June 2023.
Materials for Project Sponsors
As of June 2023, MTC is considering allocation requests. RM 3 project sponsors should reference the instructions, policies and procedures, forms and templates in the
RM 3 Forms and Materials Box folder
for more information on requesting an allocation and seeking reimbursement.
View the folder on Box.com.
Project & Program Information
Project Maps
Map of RM 3 Projects
Map of RM 3 Ferry Expansion Program
Map of RM 3 Express Lane Eligibility
List of RM 3-Funded Projects as Adopted by Voters and Amended via MTC’s Public Hearing Process
RM 3 Expenditure Plan
RM 3 Policies and Procedures for Capital and Operating Allocations
RM3 Policies and Procedures (MTC Resolution No. 4404, Revised)
RM 3 Independent Oversight Committee
Senate Bill 595 (SB 595) established an independent oversight committee to ensure that RM 3 funds are spent according to statutory requirements. Appointees serve a four-year term, from July 2023 through June 2027.
RM 3 Independent Oversight Committee Members by County
RM 3 Independent Oversight Committee Members by County
County
Member
Member
Alameda
Tim Ambrose
Anu Natarajan
Contra Costa
Kathy Chang
Nazanin Shakerin
Marin
Kevin Hagerty,
Chair
Joanne Webster
Napa
Pamela Kindig,
Vice Chair
Aisha Nasir
San Francisco
Vacant
Vacant
San Mateo
Frederick A. Hansson
Walter Batara
Santa Clara
Harry Neil
Vacant
Solano
William G. Jerry Hayes
Vacant
Sonoma
Steve Birdlebough
Michael Pickens
Independent Oversight Committee Annual Reports
FY 2023-24 Independent Oversight Committee Annual Report
FY 2024-25 Independent Oversight Committee Annual Report
Staff Contact
Brittny Sutherland
Email:
bsutherland@bayareametro.gov
Prior Bridge Toll Increases
Bay Area voters twice previously approved toll increases for regional transportation improvements.
This map details the major projects funded by those measures.
Projects Funded Through
Regional Measure 1
(1988)
The Richmond Parkway;
San Mateo-Hayward Bridge widening;
The new Alfred Zampa Memorial Bridge across the Carquinez Strait;
Widening of the Bayfront Expressway in San Mateo County;
Richmond-San Rafael Bridge rehabilitation;
The new Benicia-Martinez Bridge;
Rehabilitation of the original 1962 Benicia-Martinez Bridge; and
Reconstruction of the Interstate 880/State Route 92 interchange in Hayward.
Projects Funded Through
Regional Measure 2
(2004)
Advancing the Caldecott Tunnel Fourth Bore;
San Francisco's Central Subway;
Interstate 80/680 interchange upgrades in Solano County;
State Route 4 widening in eastern Contra Costa County;
The e-BART extension to Pittsburg and Antioch;
Seismic retrofit of the BART Transbay Tube;
The BART-Oakland Airport connector;
The Transbay Transit Center in San Francisco; and
BART's extension from Fremont to Warm Springs.
Regional Measure 2 also provides ongoing operating support for the
Clipper® transit-fare payment card
, and for key bus, ferry and light-rail services around the Bay Area.
RM 3 Annual Reports to the Legislature
2025 Annual Report to the Legislature
2024 Annual Report to the Legislature
2023 Annual Report to the Legislature
2022 Annual Report to the Legislature
RM 3 Capital Program Semi Annual Updates
December 2025 Semi Annual Update
June 2025 Semi Annual Update
December 2024 Semi Annual Update
June 2024 Semi Annual Update
January 2024 Semi Annual Update
Listing of RM 3 Capital & Operating Programming Actions
August 2025 through October 2025
March 2025 through July 2025
November 2024 through February 2025
September 2024 through October 2024
June 2024 through August 2024
March 2024 through May 2024
May 2023 through February 2024
Related Meetings
No upcoming meetings.
meeting
Regional Measure 3 (RM 3) Independent Oversight Committee
Monday, March 16, 2026 - 11 a.m.
Bay Area Metro Center
375 Beale Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Board Room - 1st Floor
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Meeting Agenda (PDF)
Meeting Agenda (HTML)
Meeting Transcript
Video Recording
meeting
Regional Measure 3 (RM 3) Independent Oversight Committee
Friday, November 7, 2025 - 11 a.m.
Bay Area Metro Center
375 Beale Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Board Room - 1st Floor
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Meeting Agenda (PDF)
Meeting Agenda (HTML)
Meeting Transcript
Video Recording
meeting
Regional Measure 3 (RM 3) Independent Oversight Committee
Monday, August 4, 2025 - 11 a.m.
Bay Area Metro Center
375 Beale Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Board Room - 1st Floor
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Meeting Agenda (PDF)
Meeting Agenda (HTML)
Meeting Packet
Meeting Minutes
Meeting Transcript
Video Recording
meeting
Regional Measure 3 (RM 3) Independent Oversight Committee
Friday, June 6, 2025 - 11 a.m.
Cancelled
Bay Area Metro Center
375 Beale Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Board Room - 1st Floor
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meeting
Regional Measure 3 (RM 3) Independent Oversight Committee
Friday, March 7, 2025 - 11 a.m.
Bay Area Metro Center
375 Beale Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Board Room - 1st Floor
Attend live webcast
Meeting Agenda (HTML)
Meeting Minutes
Video Recording
meeting
Regional Measure 3 (RM 3) Independent Oversight Committee
Friday, November 15, 2024 - 11 a.m.
Bay Area Metro Center
375 Beale Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Board Room - 1st Floor
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Meeting Agenda (PDF)
Meeting Agenda (HTML)
Meeting Packet
Meeting Minutes
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Video Recording
meeting
Regional Measure 3 (RM 3) Independent Oversight Committee
Monday, September 9, 2024 - 10 a.m.
Bay Area Metro Center
375 Beale Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Board Room - 1st Floor
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Meeting Agenda (PDF)
Meeting Agenda (HTML)
Meeting Packet
Meeting Minutes
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meeting
Regional Measure 3 (RM 3) Independent Oversight Committee
Friday, May 31, 2024 - 1 p.m.
Bay Area Metro Center
375 Beale Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Board Room - 1st Floor
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Meeting Agenda (PDF)
Meeting Agenda (HTML)
Meeting Packet
Meeting Minutes
Meeting Transcript
Video Recording
meeting
Regional Measure 3 (RM 3) Independent Oversight Committee
Monday, March 4, 2024 - 1 p.m.
Bay Area Metro Center
375 Beale Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Board Room - 1st Floor
Attend live webcast
Meeting Agenda (PDF)
Meeting Agenda (HTML)
Meeting Packet
Meeting Minutes
Meeting Transcript
Video Recording
Related Documents
Regional Measure 3 Annual Report to the Legislature (December 2025)
9.98 MB
pdf
Regional Measure 3 Amendments (MTC Resolution No. 4261)
187.75 KB
pdf
Senate Bill 595 (Chaptered Version)
342.94 KB
pdf
RM 3 Ballot Description
9.71 MB
pdf
Regional Measure 3 (BATA Resolution No. 123)
1.76 MB
pdf
Digital Library
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Regional Measure 3 Project Map
Bay Area regional map showing various projects to be funded by RM 3 dollars.
View the RM 3 project map.