The Tacoma Narrows Bridge Citizen Advisory Committee is recommending that electronic toll rates to cross the Tacoma Narrows Bridge be kept at the current $2.75 toll and the manual toll for cash payers be increased to $5 beginning July 1, 2010.

The State Transportation Commission will hear the advisory committee suggestion on Dec. 16.

The advisory committee is a governor-appointed nine-member committee that makes toll rate recommendations to the Washington State Transportation Commission. It met several times over the last four weeks to analyze traffic data and revenue forecasts.

The Transportation Commission must consider the recommendations in determining toll rates for the bridge. It will release an official toll proposal for public review this spring, with public meetings to follow.

For more information on Tacoma Narrows Bridge tolls and Washington State tolling, visit this Web site.