Part of the final phase of the $312 million federally funded Causeway expansion and rehabilitation project will address flooding issues in Ship Bottom, the gateway to Long Beach Island. Imagine the confusion when pre-construction material resulted in heavier than normal flooding last month.

“The New Jersey Department of Transportation installed filters on inlets to prevent sediment from the sewer and water work from entering the drainage system,” Steve Schapiro, DOT spokesperson, said last week…