The Ellis County Press: Emergency lane closures Emergency lane closures ================================================================================ Editor on 11/30/2009 18:35:00 EMERGENCY CLOSURE OF U.S. 175 WESTBOUND IN KAUFMAN KAUFMAN - The westbound lanes of U.S. 175 at King's Creek are closed due to bridge construction until further notice. Traffic will be detoured onto the frontage road west of S.H. 243 and vehicles will be able to re-enter the highway at the next entrance past the bridge. This bridge project is a rehabilitation project to replace the bridge and the approaches at King's Creek. East Texas Bridge, Inc. is the contractor on the $3.5 million project. The project is expected to be complete by October 2012.