However, Goldberg announced to Ocean County officials that there would be more delays in all projects besides the widening of Route 37 through Toms River until 1970. Despite the report by Goldberg, Assemblyman Brown noted in March 1969 that NJDOT was about ready to announce the advertisement for bids on a new bridge. Brown noted that Goldberg was saying they were moving forward rapidly on the bridge. By April, tax assessors were working on estimating tax values for the properties to be acquired for the new Lovelandtown alignment. By August, the borough approved to sell land along Bridge Avenue for construction of the new bridge.