UPDATE – 4:26 p.m.
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) plans to reopen FM 1626 at 4:45 p.m. this afternoon, according to Hays County Pct. 2 Commissioner Mark Jones.
Drivers who will travel on FM 1626 are asked to exercise caution as there may be a thin layer of water on the roadway. Officials will continue to monitor the road throughout the evening.
UPDATE - 1:36 PM
Parents who are picking up children from schools along FM 1626 or west RM 967 will have to take alternate routes, according to Hays County Pct. 2 Commissioner Mark Jones.
From Old Black Colony Rd. to FM 2770 - parents picking up children from any of the schools along FM 1626 or west FM 967 will need to use FM 967 from Buda.
Parents going to Elm Grove Elementary from the east - Turn left at FM 1626. Law enforcement will assist with the operation of the traffic signal and traffic flow.
Parents coming from the west on FM 967 will be able to access FM 1626 as well to get to Elm Grove Elementary. Upon leaving Elm Grove, traffic will only be able to travel north on FM 1626. The schools located off of FM 967 are accessible. Please use caution in this area.
Earlier
Officials have shut down FM 1626 between RM 967 and FM 2770 near Buda due to flooding issues on the roadway.
Mark Jones, Hays County Pct. 2 Commissioner, said authorities closed the road 30 minutes ago due to water over FM 1626 at Cole Springs Road. The road will remain closed until officials can "take care of the water," Jones said.
Heavy rainfall, along with a breach of a stock tank dam on private property along FM 1626, contributed to the flooding issues, Jones said.
"There's enough water on the road that you don't want cars going through it," Jones said.
The flooding problem has not reached Elm Grove Elementary, which is located on FM 1626, Jones said. However, Hays County officials continue to communicate with Hays CISD regarding the closure.
"We are hoping that the rain slows down enough to reopen the road before school is out," said a spokesperson in Jones' office.
