Golden Gate Bridge hike approved. Get ready for $9 tolls.

Cameras record license plates as vehicles pass through the automated toll plaza at the south end of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Ca. on Tuesday February 28, 2017 in this file photo. Cameras record license plates as vehicles pass through the automated toll plaza at the south end of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Ca. on Tuesday February 28, 2017 in this file photo. Photo: Michael Macor / The Chronicle Buy photo Photo: Michael Macor / The Chronicle Image 1 of / 14 Caption Close Golden Gate Bridge hike approved. Get ready for $9 tolls. 1 / 14 Back to Gallery

The Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District's board of directors has voted to increase tolls on the bridge over five years starting July 1.



There were five toll increase scenarios on the table, and district officials reportedly opted for the fifth and most expensive option on Friday.

Option five will increase FasTrak 35 cents a year, Pay-As-You-Go 20 cents a year and invoice billing 35 cents a year. FasTrak would increase to $8.75, Pay-As-You-Go to $9 and invoice billing to $9.75 over the five-year period. Option five would raise an estimated $100 million over five years.

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The bridge district says the five-year toll increases are necessary because it needs $75 million over that period for operations, the purchasing or leasing of supplies and materials, financial reserves and requirements and for capital projects that are necessary to maintain service.

"We're not getting a lot of pushback," bridge district General Manager Denis Mulligan told The Chronicle at a recent editorial board meeting.



As of March 5, the district had received 53 public comments, 37 of which were opposed to toll hikes. Seven comments were in favor of the toll increase and eight favored an different revenue-raising proposal.

The board meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday in the board's office in the Toll Plaza building.

Bay City News contributed to this report.