While there remains no set schedule for the construction of a walkway that will allow Cedar Bonnet Island residents living on the south side of the sedge island a safe way to access sidewalks on the north side of the rebuilt old Causeway between Long Beach Island and Stafford Township, the state Department of Transportation has the necessary environmental permit to do the work.

Brian Ahrens, public information officer for the DOT, said the project is now in the development phase.