The Atlantic City–Brigantine Connector is a connector freeway in Atlantic City, New Jersey. It is a 2.37-mile (3.81 km) extension of the Atlantic City Expressway, connecting it to Route 87 and Brigantine via the Marina district of Atlantic City. It is locally known as "the Tunnel" due to its tunnel underneath the Westside neighborhood. It is a state highway owned and operated by the South Jersey Transportation Authority. Proposals for a similar road date to 1964; planning began in 1995 after businessman Steve Wynn proposed a new casino in the Marina district. It was supported by Governor Christine Todd Whitman and Mayor Jim Whelan, but opposed by residents whose homes would be destroyed, and competing casino owner Donald Trump, who filed lawsuits. Its construction took almost three years and it opened in July 2001 at a total cost of $330 million. The connector serves up to 30,000 vehicles daily, and it has brought business to the casinos in the Marina district.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1225:
Saint Mary's Church on Gotland, later to become Visby Cathedral, was consecrated. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visby_Cathedral
1943:
As the Surprise Hurricane struck Texas, a United States Army Air Forces pilot made the first reconnaissance flight into a hurricane. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1943_Surprise_Hurricane
1953:
An armistice was signed to end hostilities in the Korean War, officially making the division of Korea indefinite by creating a 4 km wide (2.5 mi) demilitarized zone across the Korean Peninsula. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Armistice_Agreement
2010:
Police in Tokyo found the mummified remains of Sogen Kato, thought to have died in 1978, leading to widespread inquiries into the status of isolated elderly people in Japan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sogen_Kato
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green belt: 1. Senses relating to an area of land with plants on it. 2. A strip of land with plants in a place which is otherwise bare. 3. A strip of land on which trees are planted to protect against desertification, soil erosion, etc. 4. (urban studies) 5. A strip of land next to a building, open space, road, etc., with plants on it, intended for exercise or recreation. 6. (chiefly Britain) An area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building. 7. (martial arts) 8. A belt which is green in colour worn by a person who has achieved a certain (usually intermediate) level of skill in a martial art, especially judo or karate; also, the level of skill represented by this belt. 9. A person who has earned the rank of green belt in a martial art. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/green_belt
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Oh, I love you God, I love you I'd kill a dragon for you. I'll die But I will rise And I will return The Phoenix from the flame I have learned. I will rise And you'll see me return Being what I am There is no other Troy For me to burn. --Sinéad O'Connor https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Sin%C3%A9ad_O%27Connor