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TOOK THE STOCK
TO THE VETERINARIAN'S
OFFICE THEY UTILIZE HIS TIME
AWAY AND IT BAND AND BROKE INTO
THE HOME TO PORES IN THE
DOGMA WAS REMAINING THEY
ALSO TOOK PERSONAL GUNS,
JEWELRY, ELECTRONICS.
>> PAM: A BIG CHANGE IS
COMING TO THE GOLDEN GATE
BRIDGE. SOONER THAN YOU
MIGHT THINK
THE BRIDGE DISTRICT IS
CONVERTING TO ALL ELECTRONIC
TOLLS BEGINNING WITH THE
MORNING COMMUTE ON WEDNESDAY
MARCH 27TH.
WHILE THE CHANGE IS EXPECTED
TO SAVE THE DISTRICT
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, IT ALSO
MEANS 38 TOLL TAKERS ARE
BEING LAYED OFF. 9 OF WHOM
HAVE BEEN WITH THE BRIDGE
FOR YEARS.
>> IT IS EMOTIONAL FOR ALL
OF US. IT IS ALWAYS
SOMETHING NEW. I WILL MISS
ALL OF THE CUSTOMERS, THE
DOGS. AND TO SEE THE
SUNRISE, THE SUNSET. I DO
NOT KNOW I HAVE PEOPLE CAN
BE THERE BABIES BECAUSE THEY
ARE DIFFERENT
COUNTRIES I HAVE MET PEOPLE
FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. SO
THAT IS NO MORE.
>> PAM: DEAN ALSO SAYS SHE
AND OTHER LONG TERM CO-
WORKERS ARE NOT AT ALL
PLEASED WITH THE SEVERANCE
PACKAGE OFFERED BY THE
BRIDGE DISTRICT.
BEN
>> O100 --THOUSAND PEOPLE
DRIVE ACROSS THE GOLDEN GATE
BRIDGE EVERY DAY
NEW AT SIX.
KRON 4'S CHARLES CLIFFORD
HAS A LOOK AT WHAT
COMMUTERS IN JUST A FEW
WEEKS.
>> REPORTER: THE GOLDEN GATE
BRIDGE HAS 6 LANES OF
TRAFFIC. THE NUMBER OF LANES
TRAVELLING IN EACH DIRECTION
ON THE BRIDGE CHANGES
THROUGHOUT THE DAY BASED ON
TRAFFIC FLOWS.
AT THE TOLL PLAZA, WHICH IS
ON THE SOUTHERN END OF THE
BRIDGE, THERE ARE 11 ELEVEN
TOLL LANES. ONLY CARS
TRAVELING SOUTH INTO SAN
FRANCISCO HAVE TO PAY
TOLLS...NORTHBOUND TRAVEL
IS FREE.
CURRENTLY, AT THE TOLL
PLAZA, THE SOUTHBOUND LANES
ON THE LEFT ARE FASTRAK
ONLY, THE REST ACCEPT
FASTRAK OR CASH, VIA TOLL
TAKERS. THE NUMBER OF EACH
TYPE OF TOLL LANE VARIES
DEPENDING ON HOW THE BRIDGE
LANES ARE CONFIGURED.
BUT AFTER THE CONVERSION TO
ALL ELECTRONIC TOLLING ALL
OF THE TOLL LANES WILL
FUNCTION IN THE SAME WAY.
EVERY LANE WILL BECOME AN
ELECTRONIC TOLL LANE AND
THERE WILL NO LONGER BE TOLL
TAKERS ACCEPTING CASH.
FASTRAK WILL CONTINUE TO
WORK AT ALL OF THE LANES
AND FOR DRIVERS WHO DON'T
HAVE A FASTRAK ACCOUNT,
CAMERAS WILL RECORD LICENSE