Plans are in the works for a trio of projects to improve highways in and around Lamesa, according to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). One of those projects inside the Lamesa city limits could get underway sometime next year, reported Dianah Ascencio, public information officer for Tx-DOT’s Lubbock district. Bids tentatively are scheduled to be accepted in May of next year on a project to improve both U.S. Highway 180 and State Highway 137 in Lamesa. “The project will make road repairs to both US 180 and SH 137 and place a new road surface on the roadways,” Ascencio said. “Additional improvements include ...