Buchanan County plans to close a road next week for repairs caused by recent heavy rains near several pipelines.

“There are three pipelines that go underneath the road and we’ve had some washing in our ditches and alongside the roads and part of the dirt has washed away,” said Bill Brinton, Buchanan County Emergency Management Director.

On Monday, July 20 Punzo Road will be closed between SW Bluff Road and State Route JJ for repairs. Brinton said those repairs will likely carry over to Tuesday, July 21.

“There will be representatives from the Western District and from my understanding the pipeline company and they’re all going to meet down there and look and figure out what the best way of fixing the road is,” Brinton said. “The pipeline itself is still secure, it’s just that the cover over the top of it is not quite as deep as what it was.”

Brinton said there’s no danger it’s just a matter of making sure the lines are still secure.

“We’ve had so much rain and so much runoff,” Brinton said. “Some of our roads have been closed four separate times because of heavy rains. We’ve just had so much rain and there’s not any place for it to go.”

He said crews have been working to fix up roadways all over the county due to damage from heavy rains.