As of yesterday, March 27, there are no more toll workers collecting money as drivers enter San Francisco. The Golden Gate Bridge toll plaza, which once stood lined with people collecting money from incoming commuters and tourists, is no more, as the toll system has turned entirely electronic.

Drivers no longer have to stop to pay cash at the tolls, but are rather able to drive directly through the plaza and pay with other means, including FasTrak, new license plate accounts and one-time payments.

The new license plate account system allows drivers to register their license plate and pay their toll fees online. The one-time payment is similar, but doesn’t require an account to be set up.

Drivers can make a one-time payment at local Costco, Walgreen’s and Safeway.

If a toll fee goes unpaid, the driver of the vehicle will receive a toll invoice, which can be paid online. The toll invoice has no additional charge for 21 days, but if the invoice still has not been paid after 21 days, an additional $25 charge will be added.

The Golden Gate Bridge is able to monitor vehicles that cross the bridge through cameras that capture images of driver’s license plates.

According to Mary Currie, Public Affairs Director for the Golden Gate Bridge, half of the toll workers have already been given jobs within the new system, and the program is looking for more available spaces for the remaining half of them.

All of the available payment options and their descriptions are available online at www.goldengate.org/tolls.