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The South Jersey Transportation Authority was established by the Legislature in 1991 to provide the traveling public with safe and efficient transportation through the acquisition, construction, maintenance, operation and support of expressway, airport, transit, parking, other transportation projects and services in the six South Jersey counties -- Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem.

Its enabling legislation N.J.S.A. 27:25A-1 et seq. charged the Authority, successor to the New Jersey Expressway Authority and the Atlantic County Transportation Authority (ACTA), with coordinating South Jersey's transportation system, including addressing the region’s highway network, aviation facilities and transportation needs. The Authority's transportation network encompasses public highways, including the Atlantic City Expressway, and transportation projects -- including the Atlantic City International Airport; parking facilities and functions once performed by ACTA; other public transportation facilities, and related economic development facilities in South Jersey.

One major component of the network is the Expressway -- a limited-access toll road, 47 miles long, extending from approximately 10 miles east of Philadelphia, Pa., to Atlantic City, and through the Atlantic City Connector to Brigantine Island.  Thirteen interchanges provide access to arterial routes, including the Garden State Parkway, and seven toll barriers control the collection of toll revenues.

Another major component of the transportation system is the Airport, which covers approximately 5,000 acres and is located near the Delilah Road exit (Interchange 9 of the Expressway) approximately 10 miles northwest of Atlantic City. Aviation services include scheduled flights and charter service as well as ground handling of aircraft, fueling, aircraft maintenance, parking, registration and collection of landing and parking fees through fixed-based operators.

As indicated in the Authority's enabling legislation, a principal focus of the Authority is to use transportation facilities to stimulate economic development within its six-county service area. To that end, the Authority has developed a capital improvement program to expand the Atlantic City International Airport. Coupled with the availability of vacant land for development opportunities, the Authority has identified various uses that are complementary to the activities of the Airport, such as maintenance facility, cargo, freight, etc. Because it is near such major East Coast destinations as the New York metropolitan area, Philadelphia, Washington, DC, etc., the Airport offers substantial economic benefits to the region and is consistent with the overall mission of the Authority.

The Authority has eight operational departments, each headed by a director, plus the Executive Department and the Department of Policy and Planning – both based in the administrative offices at the Farley Service Plaza.