East Cowes is holding its breath after more water began seeping through the tarmac on Clarence Road.
A puddle had formed on Sunday evening and water was falling into a nearby drain, at the road's junction with School Hill Road.
The source of the leak is about two hundred yards from the site of a burst water main that caused chaos in the town on Thursday and Friday.
Clarence Road is being used as a diversion route for residents, as well as and traffic heading to Red Funnel's vehicle ferry, Waitrose, the Floating Bridge and GKN.
East Cowes' main road, York Avenue, has been undergoing roadworks since March and is now in its final phase, with overnight resurfacing underway.
It is supposed to finish on June 24 but, until then, a full road closure is in place.
Island Roads has warned that bad weather could further delay the project, which was supposed to have been completed earlier this month.
On Thursday, a burst water main closed the junction of Clarence Road and York Avenue - displacing all traffic, including artic lorries and buses.
York Avenue on Sunday evening.
A new diversion route was introduced on even smaller residential roads and residents reported huge lorries mounting pavements, people going the wrong way on newly created one-way streets and - when Red Funnel suddenly had to cancel ferries due to a technical problem - delays of between two and five hours to get round the town.
Ferry passengers, holidaymakers, Island motorists and school children were all caught up in the chaos, bus routes were cancelled and local businesses closed early.
Clarence Road reopened on Friday afternoon, but problems with traffic ran late into Friday night.
The County Press has asked Island Roads and Southern Water for a statement about whether a new closure will be necessary.
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