Several miles of U.S. Highway 180 just west of Lamesa will be closed starting Monday as part of a highway improvement project that includes raising a section of the roadway that has been subject to flooding in recent years.Drivers can expect the highway to remain closed until late spring, according to an announcement by the Texas Department of Transportation.Highway 180 will be closed from about the Weaver Road at the western edge of Lamesa to the intersection of Highway 180 and south FM 829 about five miles to the west.Traffic should follow the posted detour route along FM 829, FM ...