The new system will allow drivers to either pay via digital transponders that deduct money from a prepaid account or credit card, or through license plate scans that generate bills sent to drivers. Both methods render cash -- and stopping while traveling through the toll area -- obsolete.
In addition to a cost savings of about $16 million in salaries and benefits over eight years, the changeover to digital transponders is also expected to improve traffic flow on the bridge. .
Bridge travelers who fail to pay will receive warnings, and could ultimately have a hold placed on their vehicle registration at the California Department of Motor Vehicles, according to KCRA.com.
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