 Although NSB's board supported the line, construction was placed on hold.In 1919, local politicians proposed that the line be built administratively as part of the Jæren Line, but this was rejected by the government.Instead, the ministry wanted to again consider the Ålgård Line as part of the Sørlandet Line, and proposed that the Ålgård Line be built with standard gauge—which would be used for the Sørlandet Line—instead of the narrow gauge used by the Jæren Line.