A contractor for the state Department of Transportation late last week closed the shoulder of Route 72 in both directions near the Marsha Drive intersection as the final phase of the multi-million-dollar federally funded Causeway expansion and rehab project resumes.

The lane closures began at 11 p.m. on March 26. Traffic on Marsha Drive will be shifted roughly 2 feet to the right in both directions to allow C.J. Hesse Inc.