After six years of road work on the Causeway Bridge system to Long Beach Island, locals aren’t surprised by a sudden traffic pattern switch or a lane closure. But they might be surprised to learn that before the final phase of the $312 million federal project begins, Ship Bottom will undertake a nighttime water and sewer infrastructure project on Eighth and Ninth streets.

The local project isn’t the surprise; it’s been ongoing in other areas of the borough for nearly two years.