Commuters to Long Beach Island can expect daily delays in their morning and afternoon travel routine possibly into next week as crews work around the clock to complete work on Ninth Street in Ship Bottom ahead of Memorial Day weekend.

Two lanes on Route 72 East, known locally as Ninth Street, will be closed beginning at 7 a.m., Monday, May 15, through 3:30 p.m., Friday, May 19, to complete concrete and drainage work as well as repaving of the roadway, according to the N.J.