FM 1626 improvements on schedule despite flooding

Heavy rain Wednesday created enough flooding that major thoroughfares throughout Kyle and Buda were shut down, including the portion of FM 1626 between RM 967 and FM 2770.

The five inches of rain, combined with a breached stock tank dam located on private property along FM 1626, persuaded county officials to shut down the road from RM 967 to FM 2770 until TxDOT could clear out the water. The FM 1626 segment opened early Wednesday.

Despite the weather, improvements currently being done along that portion of FM 1626 are still on schedule, Hays County Pct. 2 Commissioner Mark Jones said.