Regional Measure 1 | Metropolitan Transportation Commission

Regional Measure 1 | Metropolitan Transportation Commission
Regional Measure 1
When it comes to transportation funding, even a few cents can make a big difference. Regional Measure 1 (RM 1) financed major bridge and roadway improvements all around the Bay Area.
Credit
Karl Nielsen
Regional Measure 1 (RM 1) — approved by voters in 1988 — established a uniform $1 base toll on the Bay Area’s seven state-owned toll bridges. The cost of these tolls varied widely before the RM 1 increase took effect on Jan. 1, 1989.
The Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) used the new revenue to support bond issues to finance:
Richmond Parkway construction — 2001
New westbound Carquinez Bridge — 2003
San Mateo-Hayward Bridge widening — 2003
State Route 84-Bayfront Expressway widening — 2004
Richmond-San Rafael Bridge rehab — 2006
New northbound Benicia-Martinez Bridge — 2007
Southbound Benicia-Martinez Bridge rehab — 2008
Interstate 880/State Route 92 interchange replacement — 2011
While all RM 1 projects are now complete, BATA continues to tap the RM 1 revenue stream to service the debt used to finance the program.
Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA)
The Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) manages the toll revenues from the Bay Area’s seven state-owned bridges and the FasTrak® electronic toll payment system.
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Life Before BATA
The California Department of Transportation completed two RM1 projects before the state Legislature established the Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) in 1998:
Widening of the original 1962 Benicia-Martinez Bridge
West Grand Avenue connector to Bay Bridge
What it Cost in 1988
Tolls at the Bay Area’s state-owned toll bridges varied widely before the RM1 increase took effect on Jan. 1, 1989:
Antioch — 50 cents
Benicia-Martinez — 40 cents
Carquinez — 40 cents
Dumbarton — 75 cents
Richmond-San Rafael — $1
San Francisco-Oakland Bay — 75 cents
San Mateo-Hayward — 75 cents
Related Documents
RM 1 and RM 2 Project Map
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