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Revision as of 17:06, 1 April 2024

Atlantic City Expressway marker
Atlantic City Expressway
Map
Atlantic City Expressway highlighted in green
Route information
Maintained by SJTA
Length44.19 mi[1] (71.12 km)
Existed1964–present
Component
highways		Route 446 (unsigned)
Major junctions
West end Route 42 in Washington Township
Major intersections
East endBaltic Avenue / Fairmount Avenue in Atlantic City
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew Jersey
CountiesGloucester, Camden, Atlantic
Highway system
← Route 445446→ Route 446X

The Atlantic City Expressway, officially numbered, but unsigned, as Route 446 and abbreviated A.C. Expressway, ACE, or ACX, and known locally as the Expressway, is a 44.19-mile (71.12 km) controlled-access toll road in the U.S. state of New Jersey, managed and operated by the South Jersey Transportation Authority (SJTA). It serves as an extension of the freeway part of Route 42 from Turnersville (which is itself an extension of Interstate 76) southeast to Atlantic City. The Atlantic City Expressway is signed as east-west, though the mileage and exits decrease as if one is travelling north-south. It connects Philadelphia and the surrounding Delaware Valley metropolitan area with Atlantic City and other Jersey Shore resorts, and also serves other South Jersey communities, including Hammonton and Mays Landing. The expressway intersects many major roads, including Route 73 in Winslow Township, Route 54 in Hammonton, Route 50 in Hamilton Township, the Garden State Parkway in Egg Harbor Township, U.S. Route 9 (US 9) in Pleasantville, and the Atlantic City–Brigantine Connector near the eastern terminus in Atlantic City.

The Atlantic City Expressway uses a barrier toll system, with two mainline toll plazas (Egg Harbor in Hamilton Township and Pleasantville) and ramp tolls at seven interchanges. Tolls can be paid using cash or the E-ZPass electronic toll collection system. The total cost to travel the length of the Atlantic City Expressway for passenger vehicles is currently $5.90. The expressway features one service plaza, the Frank S. Farley Service Plaza, in Hamilton Township a short distance west of the Egg Harbor Toll Plaza, as well as a gas station and mini-mart in Pleasantville.

Plans for the highway began in the 1930s when a parkway was proposed between Camden and Atlantic City that was never built. Plans resurfaced for the road in the 1950s when a group of officials led by State Senator Frank S. Farley pushed for a road to help the area economy. The New Jersey Expressway Authority was created in 1962, tasked with building an expressway. The Atlantic City Expressway was built between 1962 and 1965 at a total cost of $48.2 million. The SJTA assumed control of the road in 1991 from the New Jersey Expressway Authority.

Route description

The Atlantic City Expressway begins at an interchange with Route 42 in Turnersville in Washington Township, Gloucester County, where the freeway right-of-way continues north as the North–South Freeway, a part of Route 42. Here, Route 42 continues south on the Black Horse Pike and Route 168 continues north on the Black Horse Pike. A westbound exit provides a connection to CR 705 and northbound Route 168.[1] The expressway then heads southeast as a four-lane road, straddling between Washington Township and Gloucester Township, Camden County. On the border between Gloucester Township and Winslow Township, the Atlantic City Expressway features a diamond interchange with County Route 689 (CR 689).[1] Past this interchange, there is a diamond interchange with CR 536 Spur.[1] The expressway passes under CR 536 and then features a partial interchange with CR 723, with an eastbound exit and a westbound entrance. It then meets Route 73 at another partial interchange, with a westbound exit and an eastbound entrance, where the roadway widens to six lanes. Past this interchange, the highway passes over the Southern Railroad of New Jersey's Southern Running Track line.[1]

Atlantic City Expressway westbound past the Route 54 interchange in Hammonton

The expressway crosses into the town of Hammonton in Atlantic County. Continuing to the southeast, it passes over the Beesleys Point Secondary railroad line operated by the Cape May Seashore Lines railroad before it encounters Route 54 at a partial cloverleaf interchange.[1] It then enters Hamilton Township and passes under CR 559.[1] The lanes of the Atlantic City Expressway in both directions split for the Frank S. Farley Service Plaza, which is located in the median of the expressway and accessible from both directions.[2] Named for New Jersey State Senator Frank S. Farley and run by Applegreen, it has a building containing multiple fast-food restaurants, a gift shop, a seasonal farm market, an ATM, tourist information, a Sunoco gas station and mini-mart, and an electric vehicle charging station. The service plaza is also the site of the SJTA administrative offices and a New Jersey State Police barracks.[1][2][3] Past the service plaza, the Atlantic City Expressway meets the mainline Egg Harbor Toll Plaza. It then features a partial cloverleaf interchange with Route 50, with the westbound exit and eastbound entrance being E-ZPass only.[1][4][5] It meets CR 670, with another partial interchange featuring an eastbound off-ramp and a westbound on-ramp.[6] Next, it has an eastbound exit and westbound entrance for CR 575, which provides access to US 40/US 322 and the Hamilton Mall near Mays Landing.[6] To and from the east, a ramp runs from the Atlantic City Expressway to the US 40/US 322 split.[1]

The expressway then enters Egg Harbor Township. It has an interchange with CR 646, which provides access to the Atlantic City International Airport,[6] and passes under CR 563.[1] It then features a cloverleaf interchange with the Garden State Parkway and crosses into the city of Pleasantville. In Pleasantville, the expressway meets US 9 at a diamond interchange. It passes under CR 585 and features a partial interchange with North Franklin Boulevard, with a westbound exit and eastbound entrance.[1]

Atlantic City Expressway eastbound approaching the Garden State Parkway in Egg Harbor Township

The expressway then continues to the Pleasantville Toll Plaza. Past the toll plaza, the travel lanes separate and a park and ride lot, used by Atlantic City casino employees, lies within the median of the expressway. It then encounters the former Atlantic City Visitor Welcome Center and a Sunoco gas station/7-Eleven mini-mart[7] in the median before it enters the city of Atlantic City. Upon entering Atlantic City, the expressway passes under the Southern Railroad of New Jersey's Pleasantville Industrial Track line and features an eastbound exit and westbound entrance with US 40/US 322.[1] It then continues southeast, crossing the Beach Thorofare, and soon after encounters an eastbound exit and westbound entrance for the Atlantic City–Brigantine Connector, which provides access to the Atlantic City Convention Center, the Marina district, and the city of Brigantine.[6] The Atlantic City Expressway ends at a traffic light at the intersection with Baltic Avenue/Fairmount Avenue near Tanger Outlets The Walk, where the road becomes the one-way pair of Missouri Avenue eastbound (also known as Christopher Columbus Boulevard and CR 692[8]) and Arkansas Avenue westbound (CR 694).[1][6]

In 2019, the Atlantic City Expressway counted over 54 million toll-paying vehicles.[9] The speed limit on the Atlantic City Expressway is 65 miles per hour (105 km/h) for most of the route. The Emergency Services Patrol provides motorist assistance along the expressway. Motorists needing assistance can dial #ACE or 609-965-7200 on their mobile phones.[10] The entire length of the highway is part of the National Highway System,[11] a network of roads important to the country's economy, defense, and mobility.[12]

Tolls

Egg Harbor mainline toll plaza

The Atlantic City Expressway uses a barrier toll system, with mainline toll plazas and ramp tolls. As of January 1, 2024, all passenger vehicles currently must pay a $4.70 toll at the Egg Harbor Toll Plaza, which is located east of the Farley Service Plaza at milepost 17.5, and a $1.40 toll near Pleasantville. Both mainline toll plazas have Express E-ZPass lanes through the center of the plaza. Tolls are also collected at seven entrances and exits. A $1.40 toll for cars is charged at the eastbound exits and westbound entrances at exits 5, 28, and 33, the westbound exit and eastbound entrance at exit 12, and all ramps at exit 9; in addition, a $0.75 toll for cars is charged at the eastbound exits and westbound entrances at exits 38 and 41.[13]

Every year since 2013, with the exception of 2020 and 2021, eastbound tolls are waived at the Egg Harbor Toll Plaza between 5:00 and 6:00 pm on Friday before Memorial Day to promote the unofficial beginning of the summer tourist season at the Jersey Shore. Chickie's & Pete's, a local sports bar chain, pays for the tolls collected during this hour.[14][15] In October 2014, eastbound tolls were waived at the Egg Harbor and Pleasantville toll plazas on Tuesdays between noon and midnight to encourage midweek tourism to Atlantic City.[16]

History

The beginning of the westbound Atlantic City Expressway in Atlantic City

The road was planned as a parkway in 1932, running from the Benjamin Franklin Bridge in Camden southeast to Atlantic City, but it never materialized.[17] The idea for a limited-access road between the Philadelphia area and Atlantic City resurfaced in the 1950s when South Jersey officials, led by State Senator Frank S. Farley, pushed for an expressway between the two areas to help the economy of Southern New Jersey.[18] The New Jersey State Highway Department authorized traffic studies for a toll road between Turnersville and Atlantic City in 1958 and 1959, and the New Jersey Expressway Authority Act in 1962 called for a five-member agency (the New Jersey Expressway Authority) with representatives from four Southern New Jersey counties to be responsible for issuing bonds to build and maintain the Atlantic City Expressway.[19]

Construction of the Atlantic City Expressway started in the middle of 1962. The design was to feature a 300- to 400-foot-wide roadway with 12-foot-wide travel lanes and right shoulders as well as 3-foot-wide left shoulders. The part between Route 42 in Turnersville and the Garden State Parkway in Egg Harbor Township was completed on July 31, 1964, and the part between the Garden State Parkway and Atlantic City was finished in July 1965. Construction of the Atlantic City Expressway cost a total of $48.2 million.[20] With the completion of the road, it was anticipated that it would increase tourism to Atlantic City. However, the opening of the expressway did not initially increase tourism to Atlantic City, and toll projections were below expectations. The opening of the Atlantic City Expressway, along with the connecting Garden State Parkway, provided a shorter route to Jersey Shore resort towns in Cape May County and Long Beach Island; travel times to Cape May County were reduced by 30 to 45 minutes. Prior to the completion of the expressway, traffic had to use Black Horse Pike or White Horse Pike to reach the Jersey Shore. With the legalization of casino gambling in Atlantic City in 1978, traffic along the Atlantic City Expressway increased. The construction of the expressway also led to development near the interchange serving Mays Landing, including the Hamilton Mall.[21]

Atlantic City Expressway westbound past the CR 689 interchange in Gloucester Township

Tolls on the Atlantic City Expressway initially cost $0.75 at the Egg Harbor Toll Plaza and $0.15 at the Pleasantville Toll Plaza.[20] In 1969, tolls increased to $1.00 at the Egg Harbor Toll Plaza and to $0.25 at the Pleasantville Toll Plaza.[21] In 1991, the SJTA was created by the New Jersey Legislature to operate the Atlantic City Expressway, the Atlantic City International Airport, and operations of the Atlantic County Transportation Authority.[7] On November 11, 1998, the Atlantic City Expressway started accepting E-ZPass for the payment of tolls; the expressway was the first toll road in New Jersey to use the electronic toll collection system.[20] Tolls along the expressway increased on November 30, 1998, in order to fund a capital improvements plan, with the Egg Harbor Toll Plaza increasing to $2.00.[20][21]

In 2000, the Atlantic City Visitor Welcome Center opened in the median of the expressway near Atlantic City. Construction of the welcome center cost $3.5 million. The welcome center offered amenities including tourist information, T-shirts, restrooms, and E-ZPass sales. The Atlantic City Visitor Welcome Center closed on May 1, 2019, due to a lack of visitors.[22]

Many improvements have been made to the Atlantic City Expressway over the years. In the 1980s, a third eastbound lane was added between the Route 73 interchange and the Pleasantville Toll Plaza, while the number of lanes was increased at both the Egg Harbor and Pleasantville toll plazas.[20] A new interchange with CR 689 on the border of Gloucester Township and Winslow Township was completed in 2000 for $5 million. The completion of this interchange led to the increase of adjacent retail development.[21] The Atlantic City–Brigantine Connector was completed on July 31, 2001, to connect the Atlantic City Expressway to the Marina district and Brigantine.[20] Traffic along the expressway peaked in 2008 with over 66.9 million vehicles; however, traffic volumes started to decline as Atlantic City was affected by the Great Recession and increased competition following the legalization of casino gambling in Pennsylvania. Tolls along the Atlantic City Expressway increased in 2009, with the Egg Harbor Toll Plaza toll increasing to $3.00.[21]

Atlantic City Expressway westbound in Hamilton Township

On November 21, 2008, work began on the reconstruction of Interchange 17, with completion on June 18, 2010.[23][24][25] As a result of reconstructing this interchange, the SJTA approved raising the interchange toll to $3.00. This new rate is charged to motorists heading to or from the east along the Atlantic City Expressway at Route 50.[26] The proposal drew opposition from area officials who felt the proposed rate was too high.[27] The westbound exit and eastbound entrance at Interchange 17 were designed to be E-ZPass only, the first such interchange on the Atlantic City Expressway.[4]

In 2007, it was announced that the Atlantic City Expressway from milepost 7.0–31.0 would be widened in the westbound direction to accommodate a third lane from north of the Garden State Parkway to Route 73. Interchange 17 (Route 50) would be reconstructed to form a full movement interchange (completed June 18, 2010), and the Egg Harbor Toll Plaza would receive Express E-ZPass lanes to allow traffic to maintain highway speed. Construction on these three projects was financed by a $25 million bond.[23] The first phase was completed in the middle of 2010 and the Express E-ZPass was completed in May 2011.[28][29]

The work under the widening project also included improvements to bridges, lighting, and guide signs. Also, intelligent transportation system (ITS) technology, such as traffic cameras and variable-message signs, were added to the Atlantic City Expressway to enhance safety and aid in monitoring traffic. The first phase widened the road from the Garden State Parkway to the Egg Harbor Toll Plaza. The second phase widened the road from the Egg Harbor Toll Plaza to milepost 24.5. The third phase widened the road west to Route 73. The ITS components were installed along these sections of the roadway through the course of each phase.[30] The widening work was completed in May 2014 and the third lane opened in its entirety by Memorial Day 2014.[31] The fourth phase added ITS technology to the parts of the road that are not being widened.[30]

On March 24, 2020, the SJTA suspended cash tolls along the Atlantic City Expressway due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with all tolls collected either electronically or by using coins in exact change lanes.[32][33] Collection of cash tolls along the expressway resumed on May 19, 2020.[34] On September 13, 2020, tolls at the Egg Harbor Toll Plaza increased from $3.00 to $4.25 and the $0.75 tolls at the Pleasantville Toll Plaza and several interchanges increased to $1.25.[35] On January 1, 2022, tolls along the Atlantic City Expressway increased 3 percent, with the Egg Harbor Toll Plaza increasing to $4.40 and the Pleasantville Toll Plaza and several interchanges increasing to $1.30.[36] Another toll hike occurred on January 1, 2023, which increased tolls to $4.55 at the Egg Harbor Toll Plaza and to $1.35 at the Pleasantville Toll Plaza and several interchanges.[37] On January 1, 2024, tolls increased to $4.70 at the Egg Harbor Toll Plaza and to $1.40 at the Pleasantville Toll Plaza and several interchanges.[38]

Future

Atlantic City Expressway eastbound at the junction with the Brigantine Connector in Atlantic City

The SJTA revealed plans for a major road improvement project that would link the Atlantic City International Airport to the Atlantic City Expressway, with construction beginning as early as 2013. The plan includes new ramps with two overpasses over the expressway. The road would connect Amelia Earhart Boulevard with an overpass above Airport Circle. Plans also call for building a service road with another overpass that would provide access to Delilah Road. Another project involves the installation of an overpass at the end of Amelia Earhart Boulevard next to the entrance to the FAA tech center. The proposed roadway would intrude upon a small section of a mobile home park and land owned by Egg Harbor Township.[39] In 2020, the interchange's cost was projected at $60 million.[40]

The 2019 Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan included a project that would add a flyover ramp from the Garden State Parkway northbound to the Atlantic City Expressway westbound. Construction was estimated to cost $20 million.[41]

In April 2020, as part of a plan to raise tolls by 37% on the Atlantic City Expressway, the SJTA announced a $150 million plan to widen the expressway to three lanes in each direction from Exit 31 to the western terminus with Route 42. The project would also replace the current tolling system with an all-electronic tolling system using E-ZPass or toll-by-plate, a tolling system which mails an invoice to license plates without E-ZPass.[40] In 2022, a request for bids was issued to implement all-electronic tolling along the Atlantic City Expressway, which would serve as a pilot program for all-electronic tolling on toll roads in New Jersey.[42] Groundbreaking for the all-electronic toll system took place on October 30, 2023. The system is planned to be implemented along the roadway by May 2025.[43] The widening of the Atlantic City Expressway to six lanes between Exit 31 and the western terminus, which will build new bridges and reconstruct the interchange with Route 42, is expected to begin in 2024 with completion in 2025.[44]

Atlantic City–Brigantine Connector

The Atlantic City–Brigantine Connector (officially the Atlantic City Expressway Connector; also known as the Atlantic City Connector or Brigantine Connector)[45] is a connector freeway in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States. It is a 2.37-mile (3.81 km) extension of the Atlantic City Expressway, connecting it to New Jersey Route 87, which leads into Brigantine via the Marina district of Atlantic City. Locally, the freeway is known as "the Tunnel", due to the tunnel along its route that passes underneath the Westside neighborhood. The connector is a state highway owned and operated by the South Jersey Transportation Authority (SJTA); it has an unsigned designation of Route 446X. Proposals for a similar connector road in Atlantic City date to 1964; planning began in 1995 after businessman Steve Wynn proposed a new casino in the Marina district. The goals were to reduce traffic on Atlantic City streets and improve access to the Marina district and Brigantine. It was supported by Governor Christine Todd Whitman and Mayor Jim Whelan, but faced major opposition during its planning. Residents whose homes were to be destroyed for the tunnel construction fought the project, and competing casino owner Donald Trump filed lawsuits to prevent its construction.

Construction took almost three years and opened in July 2001 at a total cost of $330 million. Since its opening, the connector has served up to 30,000 vehicles daily, and affected the city's economy by bringing business to the casinos in the Marina district.

Route description

A three-lane freeway at an exit junction, with two green highway directional signs in the foreground and a skyline of hotels in the background.
The connector's southern terminus near the Atlantic City Expressway and exit A

The Atlantic City–Brigantine Connector is a freeway located entirely within Atlantic City, New Jersey, and has a route length of 2.37 miles (3.81 km).[a] It is a toll-free extension of the tolled Atlantic City Expressway (A.C. Expressway) and serves as a connector between the expressway and Route 87 near Brigantine.[45] The connector averages two lanes per direction and has a posted speed limit of 35 mph (56 km/h).[51] The northernmost 0.89 miles (1.43 km) serves northbound traffic only, whereas southbound traffic travels along the parallel Route 87. Exits along the route are designated by letter from A to I.[48][52] It is owned and operated by the SJTA and is classified by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) as a state highway, unsigned Route 446X, which is part of the National Highway System.[50]

External videos
Dashcam videos of the connector
video icon Connector northbound
video icon Connector southbound

The route begins near the eastern terminus of the A.C. Expressway with a southbound-only exit to the Midtown and Downbeach districts. It then turns north along the western shore of Atlantic City and comes to a railroad grade crossing with NJ Transit's Atlantic City Line adjacent to the Atlantic City Rail Terminal, followed by an interchange at Bacharach Boulevard. At 0.87 miles (1.40 km) along the route, the freeway enters a 1,957-foot (596 m) tunnel under Horace Bryant Park in the Westside neighborhood.[53] North of the tunnel is a southbound on-ramp from Route 87, followed by an interchange with U.S. Route 30 (US 30) via Route 187. After the US 30 interchange, the freeway continues for northbound traffic only, with an exit that serves as a U-turn to the southbound connector, an exit to Renaissance Pointe, Borgata, and MGM Tower, and an exit to the Farley Marina and Golden Nugget Atlantic City. The final exit ramp leads to Harrah's Atlantic City, after which the northbound connector terminates as it merges onto Route 87 northbound, which continues into Brigantine via the Brigantine Bridge.[48][54]


Exit list

The entire route is in Atlantic City, Atlantic County.

mi[48][55]kmExitDestinationsNotes
0.000.00–



 A.C. Expressway west to G.S. Parkway		Southern terminus; access to westbound A.C. Expressway and from eastbound A.C. Expressway
0.310.50AMidtown, DownbeachSouthbound exit and northbound left entrance; last southbound exit before toll on A.C. Expressway; access via Mississippi Avenue
0.550.89BBacharach Boulevard – Convention Center
0.87–
1.24		1.40–
2.00		Tunnel below Horace Bryant Park
1.482.38E US 30 – Uptown, Hard Rock Beach, Resorts, Ocean BeachNorthbound left exit; northbound and southbound entrance; northern terminus of southbound lanes; ramp intersects with Route 187 (Brigantine Boulevard)
1.662.67F

 To A.C. Expressway – Convention Center, Midtown, Downbeach		Northbound exit only; U-turn ramp to southbound connector
1.772.85HRenaissance Pointe, Borgata, MGM TowerNorthbound left exit only
1.832.95GFarley Marina, Golden NuggetNorthbound exit only; access via Route 87 (Huron Avenue)
2.333.75IHarrah'sNorthbound exit only
2.373.81–
 Route 87 north (Brigantine Boulevard) – Brigantine		Northbound exit only; northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

History

Initial proposals

The 44-mile (71 km) A.C. Expressway was built from 1962 to 1965, connecting the Philadelphia metropolitan area with the coastal resort city of Atlantic City.[56] During construction in 1964, the Atlantic City Planning Board proposed the Route 30 Connector, a connector road linking the end of the expressway in Midtown Atlantic City with US 30. The purpose of the connector was to reduce traffic congestion and improve access to the Marina district and the neighboring city of Brigantine. Because of a lack of funds and environmental concerns about construction near the adjacent wetlands, the connector project remained dormant until 1990 when plans for the road were included in a report by the city's Transportation Executive Council.[57] A 1991 study found the project was environmentally feasible, and a route was proposed with a one-mile (1.6 km) elevated highway over the wetlands. Construction costs were estimated at $80 million,[58] but due to a continuing lack of funds and the complexity of constructing above the wetlands, the project was again postponed.[59]

Planning

A two-lane highway running through a tunnel. A green mile marker sign in the foreground reads NORTH / MILE 0.9
Construction of the tunnel under the Westside neighborhood required the demolition of nine homes.

Plans for the connector reemerged in 1995 following a proposal from real estate businessman and Mirage Resorts president Steve Wynn. The city of Atlantic City issued requests for proposals to developers interested in developing the H-Tract, a former landfill site in the Marina district.[60] Wynn obtained the property from the city following his proposal to construct Le Jardin, a $1 billion casino resort.[61][62] He said he would only build if better road access was provided directly to the site, which prompted state officials to revive the connector plans.[59] Governor Christine Todd Whitman created a transportation task force in September 1995 to consider options.[63] It studied 11 alternative routes, including elevated highways, tunnels, and improvements to existing streets.[64] In March 1996, the task force determined that the best alternative was the Westside Bypass route, which included a highway along the western shore of the city with a tunnel under the Westside neighborhood. Whitman formally adopted the task force's recommendation in July 1996, which ensured that the alternative would be built.[63]

The goals of the project were to improve access to the Atlantic City Convention Center, the Marina district, and Brigantine, and to improve traffic flow along the city's streets.[65] It was expected to accommodate 14,000 to 17,000 vehicles per day.[66] The tunnel was designed to have as little impact on the surrounding environment as possible; its design included both portals on opposite ends of the community, with landscaping added between the construction site and adjacent homes.[67] Nine existing homes along Horace J. Bryant Jr. Drive would be demolished for the construction of the tunnel.[68] Funding for the project, formally known as the Atlantic City–Brigantine Connector,[65] was approved in January 1997.[69] The total cost of the project was $330 million (equivalent to $582 million in 2023).[70] To fund the project, Mirage Resorts paid $110 million, with the remainder coming from state funds from the SJTA ($60 million), the Transportation Trust Fund ($95 million), and the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority ($65 million).[71]

Controversies

A six-lane urban highway with a railroad grade crossing under a blue sky.
The connector includes a railroad at-grade crossing near the Atlantic City Rail Terminal, which was criticized for safety concerns.

The project was controversial, as tunnel construction would displace homes in the Westside neighborhood, and residents vowed to fight it.[68] Its opponents described the project as an effort to destroy a community, while supporters claimed it was necessary to reduce traffic and create new jobs at the planned casino.[72] Atlantic City Mayor Jim Whelan, a supporter, felt the project would benefit the city.[73] Mirage offered each affected property owner on Horace J. Bryant Jr. Drive $200,000 for their homes, an offer five of the nine accepted. A group of 92 Westside homeowners filed a lawsuit against the company and the city claiming the tunnel construction would require the demolition of "their stable, black neighborhood" and create health concerns, thus violating their rights.[68][74][75]

Donald Trump, the chairman of Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts at the time, was also opposed to the connector, and paid the Westside residents' legal bills.[76] Knowing that Wynn's casino would not be built without the connector, Trump also filed lawsuits against the use of state funds for the project.[77] According to Whelan, Trump "didn't want the competition" with his three existing Atlantic City casinos,[73] including Trump Marina, next to the site of Wynn's future casino at the H-Tract.[61] Trump criticized the connector as a state-funded "private driveway" to Wynn's casino, and denounced the funding as "corporate welfare" that unfairly favored an out-of-state company (Mirage) over those that had previously made business investments in the city.[73][78][79] He claimed that the tunnel would have "immense environmental impacts",[68] and urged the state's Department of Environmental Protection to deny construction permits.[80] Mirage and Wynn retaliated by filing an antitrust lawsuit against Trump Hotels alleging that the company's only goal was to prevent the Mirage resort from being built.[76] The feud between Trump and Wynn over the connector was later the subject of the 2012 book The War at the Shore: Donald Trump, Steve Wynn, and the Epic Battle to Save Atlantic City, by former Mirage director Richard "Skip" Bronson.[77]

According to the Las Vegas Sun, "more than a dozen" lawsuits were filed over the connector project.[78] The lawsuit by the Westside homeowners was eventually dismissed by a federal judge in February 1998.[68] Trump's legal battles against the project lasted four years; he dropped them in February 2001 in exchange for a settlement that would include a new ramp to provide access from the future H-Tract casino to Trump Marina. Trump agreed to pay half the ramp's $12 million cost.[81] A group of New Jersey mayors who also opposed the project filed suit to block "an inappropriate use of state funds".[78] Their lawsuit was also dismissed; the court found the construction of the connector necessary whether the casino was built or not.[61]

Exit list

Mileposts run from east to west.

CountyLocationmi[1]kmExitDestinationsNotes
GloucesterWashington Township44.1971.12–



 Route 42 north to N.J. Turnpike / I-76 west – Camden, Philadelphia		Western terminus; no westbound access to Route 42 south
44.0070.8144



 CR 705 to Route 168 north / Route 42 south – Sicklerville, Blackwood		Westbound exit only; feeds into Route 42 exit 7
CamdenGloucester–Winslow
township line		40.7065.5041 CR 689 (Berlin-Cross Keys Road) – Gloucester Township, Winslow TownshipTolled eastbound exit and westbound entrance[13]
Winslow Township38.4061.8038
 CR 536 Spur (Williamstown Road) – Sicklerville, Williamstown		Tolled eastbound exit and westbound entrance[13]
32.7052.6333 CR 723 – Winslow, WilliamstownEastbound exit and westbound entrance[13]
31.4050.5331 Route 73 – Winslow, Blue AnchorWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
AtlanticHammonton27.8044.7428 Route 54 – Hammonton, VinelandTolled eastbound exit and westbound entrance[13]
Hamilton Township21.5034.60Frank S. Farley Service Plaza
17.4028.00Egg Harbor Toll Plaza[13]
16.8027.0417 Route 50 – Egg Harbor, Mays LandingE-ZPass-only toll on westbound exit and eastbound entrance[4]
13.5021.7314 CR 670 – Hamilton Township, Galloway TownshipEastbound exit and westbound entrance
12.3019.7912 US 40 (US 322 / CR 575) – Mays Landing, SmithvilleTolled westbound exit and eastbound entrance;[13] Smithville signed eastbound
Egg Harbor Township9.5015.299 CR 646 (Delilah Road) – Atlantic City International Airport, FAA Technical CenterFAA Technical Center signed westbound
7.2011.597 G.S. Parkway – Cape May, New YorkSigned as exits 7N (north) and 7S (south); eastbound exit also connects directly to G.S. Parkway exit 37
Pleasantville5.408.695 US 9 – Pleasantville, Northfield, SmithvilleTolled eastbound exit and westbound entrance;[13] Pleasantville signed eastbound; Northfield and Smithville signed westbound
4.807.724Franklin Boulevard – Pleasantville, AbseconWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
4.407.08Pleasantville Toll Plaza[13]
3.004.83Gas station/mini-mart
Atlantic City2.173.492 US 40 / US 322 (Black Horse Pike) – Atlantic CityEastbound exit and westbound entrance
0.140.231Convention Center, Marina, BrigantineAccess via A.C.–Brigantine Connector; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
0.000.00–Baltic Avenue / Fairmount AvenueAt-grade intersection
Christopher Columbus Boulevard (CR 692 east) – Midtown, Uptown, Downbeach
Arkansas Avenue (CR 694 west)		One-way pair; continuation east
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Atlantic City–Brigantine Connector

Construction

Construction bids for the design–build contract of the Atlantic City–Brigantine Connector were submitted to the SJTA in July 1997.[71] The contract was awarded to the joint venture of Yonkers Contracting Company and Granite Construction who served as the general contractors.[82][83] At the time of inception, the connector was the largest design–build project performed by the State of New Jersey.[84] Permits were granted in October 1998,[80] and the groundbreaking ceremony took place on November 4.[85] Completion was originally scheduled for May 2001.[68]

Excavation of the tunnel began in May 1999; the cut and cover method was used.[68] The nine homes were demolished and a 2,900-foot (880 m) trench was dug down to 35 feet (11 m) deep.[86] A total 160,000 cubic yards (120,000 m3) of dirt were removed,[68] most of which was reused to construct ramps at other sites on the connector.[87] For the tunnel walls, 100,000 cubic yards (76,000 m3) of reinforced concrete were poured,[87] and a five-foot-thick (1.5 m) concrete roof was constructed on top of the tunnel where the homes once stood; the site was later turned into a neighborhood park.[46][88] Since the tunnel runs adjacent to the Penrose Canal, groundwater was present five feet (1.5 m) below the bottom of the trench, requiring a dewatering process to complete the construction.[86] Technology was installed to monitor traffic flow and control the tunnel ventilation, which automatically triggers jet fans if carbon monoxide levels become too high.[88] The tunnel is 14.5 feet (4.4 m) high, but is restricted to vehicles with a maximum clearance of 14 feet (4.3 m).[89]

In addition to the tunnel, the project included the construction of 16 overpasses, 15 ramps, and 23 retaining walls, plus landscaping, drainage, and the installation of variable-message signs.[47] Workers also relocated public utility infrastructure, shifted 2,000 feet (610 m) of railroad tracks, rebuilt 3,680 feet (1,120 m) of bulkhead, and demolished a pumping station, a warehouse, and portions of a power station.[90][84] A promenade at Trump Marina was leveled to make way for new ramps, and 37 ornamental lampposts were dismantled and later shipped to the nearby Tuckerton Seaport, which opened in 2000.[91] To avoid disruptions in the neighborhood, construction materials were delivered by barge, and construction vehicles did not travel along any local streets.[67]

During construction, Wynn sold Mirage Resorts to MGM Grand Inc. in 2000, forming the MGM Mirage company. Wynn's plans for his Atlantic City casino resort were cancelled.[68] MGM Mirage took over the H-Tract site and renamed it Renaissance Pointe,[92] and developed plans for Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, which opened in 2003 after three years of construction.[93]

Atlantic City–Brigantine Connector marker
Atlantic City–Brigantine Connector
Length2.37 mi (3.81 km)
Existed2001–present

The entire route is in Atlantic City, Atlantic County.

All exits and numbered by letters.
mi[48][55]kmExitDestinationsNotes
0.000.00–



 A.C. Expressway west to G.S. Parkway		Southern terminus; access to westbound A.C. Expressway and from eastbound A.C. Expressway
0.310.50AMidtown, DownbeachSouthbound exit and northbound left entrance; last southbound exit before toll on A.C. Expressway; access via Mississippi Avenue
0.550.89BBacharach Boulevard – Convention Center
0.87–
1.24		1.40–
2.00		Tunnel below Horace Bryant Park
1.482.38E US 30 – Uptown, Hard Rock Beach, Resorts, Ocean BeachNorthbound left exit; northbound and southbound entrance; northern terminus of southbound lanes; ramp intersects with Route 187 (Brigantine Boulevard)
1.662.67F

 To A.C. Expressway – Convention Center, Midtown, Downbeach		Northbound exit only; U-turn ramp to southbound connector
1.772.85HRenaissance Pointe, Borgata, MGM TowerNorthbound left exit only
1.832.95GFarley Marina, Golden NuggetNorthbound exit only; access via Route 87 (Huron Avenue)
2.333.75IHarrah'sNorthbound exit only
2.373.81–
 Route 87 north (Brigantine Boulevard) – Brigantine		Northbound exit only; northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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