Even though the final phase of the Causeway project is on hiatus for the summer, traffic safety concerns stemming from the $349 million, multi-year federally funded project remain at the gateway to Long Beach Island.

The focus, this time, is on Barnegat Avenue, between Route 72 East, known locally as Ninth Street, and Route 72 West, known locally as Eighth Street. Ship Bottom officials and residents raised separate concerns last week ahead of the full scope of the influx of summer visitors.