By this time next year, if all goes according to schedule, motorists traveling east on Route 72 will not have to endure road work delays that tie up traffic, making it look and feel like summer Saturdays on weekdays in April. And if public feedback on the latest traffic snarls – which saw morning commute time more than double for some workers last week – is any indication, the final phase of the multi-year Causeway project can’t end soon enough.

On April 20, Ship Bottom police released a social media alert notifying motorists that due to the Causeway project,…