OAKLAND -- The $5.6 million Bay Bridge opening day festivities/walk will go on as planned, but transit officials can't decide if the public should pay to play.
Members of the Bay Area Toll Authority agreed Wednesday to spend $5.6 million in bridge toll money so the public can walk across the Bay Bridge a day before the new east span opens to vehicles. But they couldn't decide whether to charge walkers to help cover costs.
Some Bay Area Toll Authority members said it would be unfair to charge a fee when the new east span is being financed with $6.4 billion in public funds.
Others, however, said making pedestrians pay a modest $5 fee to trek from Oakland to San Francisco is a reasonable way to reduce expenses.
$5 ??!!?? Same price as a toll???? Big whoop. I'll kick in for a couple of extra indigents who want to come along... send me a PM.