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South JerseyTransportation Authority history
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June 1991: The Legislature creates the South Jersey Transportation Authority, serving six counties – Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem.
The new body will assume operational responsibilities for the Atlantic City Expressway, Atlantic City International Airport terminal and parking facilities in Atlantic City in 1992.
1992: The new authority gets its financial house in order with a new bond issue.
1994: The Authority begins a project to nearly double the size of the terminal at Atlantic City International Airport by erecting a second story.
27, 1995: The bridge connecting the Expressway with Atlantic City streets is named for Doctor Joseph L. McGahn, a state senator and Absecon civic leader.
April 1, 1996: With the expiration of a management use and occupancy agreement struck by the City of Atlantic City, the South Jersey Transportation Authority assumes full management control of Atlantic City International Airport.
17, 1996: A Deloitte & Touche management audit recommends consolidating Operations, Planning & Development, and Marketing into two departments – Expressway and Tourist Services.
13, 1996: Raytheon Aircraft Services signs a 25-year lease to build a $5.9-million, 50,000-square-foot facility, where it will house and maintain business aircraft.
1997: Design and legal groundwork is laid for the $330-million Atlantic City-Brigantine Connector, which also promotes $1-billion growth in the city's Marina District.
March 10, 1998: The New Jersey Turnpike Authority, leading a consortium that includes the SJTA, signs an agreement with a contractor for delivery of an electronic toll collection system.
4, 1998: Groundbreaking signals the end of three years of spadework and the start of real earth-turning for the 2.3-mile-long Atlantic City-Brigantine Connector.
11, 1998: The first E-ZPass customers are recorded on the Expressway toll-collection system, the first to go operational in New Jersey.
30, 1998: The South Jersey Transportation Authority collects its first $2 toll at the Egg Harbor Plaza.
1999: The first year under the new tolls regimen produces revenues of $44,434,942.
July 31, 2001: The Atlantic City-Brigantine Connector opens to traffic after a ceremony presided over by acting Gov.
1, 2002: Delta Comair begins service between ACY and its Cincinnati hub, from which connections can be made to 115 destinations around the world.
2002: Visit trips to Atlantic City via the Expressway grow 5 percent to 24.68 million.
May 2003: HMS Host completes a $5-million, 15,000-square-foot building at Farley to house fast-food restaurants, a gift shop and a visitors' center.
October 2003: The Huron Avenue ramp is completed, opening access from the Connector to the Trump Marina Casino Hotel and the Borgata Casino and Spa.
May 6, 2004: The first vehicle uses Express E-ZPass at the Pleasantville toll plaza, driving through the barrier-free lane at 45 mph.
October, 2004: Grading begins for a new parking lot, designed for nearly 1,000 long-term spaces plus employee parking.
1, 2004: The Authority opens its Transportation Services Divison, which provides shuttle transportation to work.
April 1, 2005: SJTA parking lot operation begins at ACY with an expanded shuttle service to and from the terminal.
April 12, 2005: The Atlantic City Expressway is closed overnight while a crane installs a massive overhead walkway at the Pleasantville toll plaza.
10, 2005: The redesigned SJTA website goes online to the public.
October 17, 2006: SJTA Board of Commissioners and local officials used their golden shovels to break ground on a $24.5 million, six-story parking garage to be constructed just steps from the ACY terminal building
June 2008: SJTA opens the $26.3 million, six-story ACY parking garage.
September 2008: The SJTA is awarded $682,520 in state homeland security funds to enhance radio interoperability communications in six South Jersey counties.
December 2008: Spirit Airlines announces direct service to Boston from ACY. A group of casinos, economic development officials and government leaders form a coalition to attract new airline carriers and increased service at ACY.
April 2009: A groundbreaking ceremony is held for Berlin-Cross Keys Bridge Widening project.
August 2009: ACY hosts 2009 "Thunder Over the Boardwalk" Air Show with more than 750,000 fans in attendance.
October 2009: The NextGen Aviation Research and Technology Park groundbreaking takes place at Atlantic City International Airport.
October 2009: Westjet launches Toronto service from ACY, connecting travelers to Canadian cities.
March 2010: Spirit Airlines executives announce seasonal service between Detroit and Atlantic City to begin in May.
June 2010: A ribbon cutting ceremony is held on June 18 for the opening of Interchange 17, providing convenient access between the Expressway and Route 50.
February 2011: To make way for Express E-ZPass lanes, two toll booths in each direction at the Egg Harbor Toll Plaza at Exit 17 are demolished to make way for an equal number of dedicated express lanes.
August 2011: The Northeast Chapter of the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) holds its 53rd Annual Conference in Atlantic City, where SJTA and ACY play an integral role in hosting the event.
March 2012: Atlantic City International Airport installs $1.1 million full body scanners in its newly expanded checkpoint screening area.
April 2012: SJTA announces that more people used ACY in March 2012 than ever before in any previous March on record.
August 2012: Congressman Frank LoBiondo secures $800,000 in federal grants for ACY. The secured grants were committed to upgrade firefighting equipment and to study perimeter fencing.
August 15, 2012: Following the lead of the New Jersey Turnpike and continuing Governor Christie's directive to aggressively collect unpaid tolls, SJTA works with the NJ Motor Vehicle Commission to suspend the vehicle registrations of motorists who are caught violating tolls.
September 2012: SJTA retains a strong bond rating and "Stable Outlook" from Moody's Investor Services, Fitch Ratings and Standard & Poor's Rating Services.
The facility will meet the demands and space requirements for a state-of-the-art rescue and firefighting facility and is expected to be completed in May 2013.
July 1, 2013: Marked the start of the Management Services Agreement between the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the South Jersey Transportation Authority.
August 3, 2013: Makrs the 20th Anniversary of E-Zpass electronic toll collection interoperabilty.
December 30, 2013: The FAA announced the coaltion of Virginia and New Jersey was awarded the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Test Sites, one of six designated sites.
Daily nonstop flights to United’s hubs at Chicago O’Hare International Airport and Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport were set to begin on April 1st, 2014.
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| Company name | Founded date | Revenue | Employee size | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic County | - | $3.3M | 125 | 17 |
| Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission | 1940 | $930,000 | 10 | 1 |
| Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission | 1955 | $1.4M | 125 | - |
| Delaware River Port Authority | 1952 | $354.7M | 353 | - |
| Burlington County Bridge Commission | - | $19.0M | 300 | - |
| Maine Turnpike | 1941 | $2.0M | 125 | - |
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