Bridge Capital, Maintenance, and Traffic Management Projects
Capital Projects │ Major Maintenance Projects │ Traffic Management Projects
Capital Projects - Current
Capital Projects - Completed
Major Maintenance Projects
Traffic Management Projects
As a fixed, six-lane roadway, the Bridge cannot be easily expanded to accommodate traffic growth. Instead, the Bridge has been the scene of a number of nationally recognized and innovative projects designed to improve the flow of traffic. Here are the highlights:
March 27, 2013 - All Electronic Tolling system went live.
2000 - FasTrak electronic toll collection started on the Golden Gate Bridge in July 2000.1963 - Reversible Lanes were inaugurated on the roadway on October 29, 1963. Their use greatly aids the flow of traffic during the heavy morning and evening commute hours and during weekend tourist periods. At any given time, the number of lanes northbound or southbound may be adjusted.
1968 - One-way Toll Collection began on the Golden Gate Bridge on October 19, 1968. The Golden Gate became the first major bridge in the world to offer one-way toll collection, and the system proved so successful, that is has since been instituted on many bridges throughout the world.
1970 - Golden Gate Ferry system was launched followed by Golden Gate Transit bus system in 1972. These public transit systems were started as traffic management solutions to growing congestion on the Golden Gate Bridge.