The northbound lanes of Sunridge Drive may be closed between Palisades Boulevard and Rhoads Court for as much as two weeks, according to town officials.

The closure is to allow for repairs to damage caused by a water main rupture about 2 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 4.

This is the third break to the line in that area in recent years. Following the last break EPCOR Water replaced 1,100 feet of piping and relocated it into the median area. The most recent break occurred about 20 feet above the location where the new pipe begins, according to Town Public Works Director Paul Mood.

On Tuesday workers on site speculated that EPCOR may replace the water line back up the hill to Palisades Boulevard. EPCOR spokeswoman Rebecca Stenholm said the breaks can be attributed to aging infrastructure in the area. New construction would hopefully mitigate future problems in that area. She said they would be replacing two 500-foot sections, about 1,000 feet total with this repair.

Mood said considerable damage was done where the water washed out the base under the pavement down the hill to Rhoads Court and the entrance to SunRidge Canyon Golf Club.

That portion of the roadway will also need to be rebuilt as it was the last time the water main broke. EPCOR would have responsibility for those repairs.

By mid-day Tuesday EPCOR had not contacted a contractor regarding the repair work, although their crews were on site repairing the leak and assessing damage.

Mood said since he did not know the contractor’s schedule he could only estimate that the road could be reopened Jan. 16.