While there is no expiration date on the speed and convenience of electronic toll collection, Bay Area motorists have only about five more weeks to take advantage of the $1 toll discount available through October 31 to drivers who use FasTrakTM to pay for their passage across the region’s seven state-owned toll bridges. Once the calendar turns to November, tolls on these bridges will be set at $3 for all cars and light trucks — the same rate paid since July 1 by drivers who use cash to pay their tolls on the state-owned bridges.

“It’s always a good time to save money,” said Rod McMillan, manager of Bridge and Highway Operations for the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and the Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA), noting that it’s never too late for drivers to enroll in the FasTrakTM program. “And the sooner you sign up, the more money you’ll save.”

Drivers can enroll in the FasTrakTM program online at ww.511.org or by calling 888.725.TRAK (8725). Enrollees can expect to receive their FasTrakTM transponders within seven to 10 days of application. Motorists who walk into the MTC/BATA FasTrakTM customer service center at 1849 Willow Pass Road in Concord will receive their transponders immediately.

FasTrakTM is compatible on all Bay Area toll bridges including the seven state-owned spans and the Golden Gate Bridge, which is operated by the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District.

MTC is the transportation planning, financing and coordinating agency for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area.