A shortage of materials and delivery delays in late 2000 delayed the connector's opening from May to July 2001. The grand opening ceremony took place on July 27, with festivities including a pedestrian tunnel walk. The connector was expected to open to traffic that evening but due to last-minute malfunctions with the tunnel's emergency radio communications system, it did not open to vehicles for four days. Upon opening, the road was formally named the Atlantic City Expressway Connector. Exit ramps to Borgata and Trump Marina were completed and opened in 2003.