Maryland officials are proposing drastic increases in the amount of tolls drivers pay to use Maryland’s bridges and tunnels starting in October. Tolls on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, which haven’t been increased since 1975, would be doubled Oct. 1, increasing from $2.50 to $5, transportation spokesman Jack Cahalan said.

On the Bay Bridge, used for traveling to the Eastern Shore and the Atlantic Ocean beaches, tolls would increase again to $8 in 2013. Regular commuters would see their tolls increase from $1 to $1.50 this year, he said.