The Iowa Department of Transportation spent the week on Highway 34 between I-29 and Nebraska trying to prevent further damage from flooding.
Highway 34 is closed for a second time since March. Crews now are dumping gravel to reinforce the shoulder of the road.
Water levels rose 15 inches in a 13 hour window on Thursday. That extra water has crews on hold.
"So now there's going to be a delay until they can get access and start again so I think it's going to be several weeks." Mills County Emergency Management Director Larry Hurst told 6 News.
One homeowner nearby had been working on his home that was flooded two months ago. Now he is back to square one as the house is under water.
Photo courtesy of 6 News.