Parts of two heavily traveled roadways -- one in DeSoto Parish and the other in Shreveport -- will be temporarily closed in the coming weeks to accommodate ongoing construction projects, according to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.

DESOTO PARISH

A section of state Highway 175 will be closed for about 30 days beginning Friday. The work is to allow a contractor to repair the headwall on a culvert located under the highway.

The closure site is about 1.6 miles north of the intersection of Highway 3015.

The work is in conjunction with a $11.2 million project to improve a 10.5-mile section of Highway 175 from Mansfield to the Kingston community. The work began in May and is expected to be completed in the spring.

The project includes full-depth repairs to addres

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