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Purchase Parkway Interchange in Benton to Open Friday

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A new interchange in Marshall County will open this week. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says the Julian Carroll-Purchase Parkway/Kentucky 348 near Benton is scheduled to open Friday afternoon. 

The interchange will allow Interstate 69 to eventually extend south along the Purchase Parkway to Mayfield.

The new design changes the former cloverleaf to a more efficient, modern diamond design. The project cost $8.1 million.

Other interchange projects in Calvert City and Mayfield have a target completion date of July 1, 2018.

Matt Markgraf joined the WKMS team as a student in January 2007. He's served in a variety of roles over the years: as News Director March 2016-September 2019 and previously as the New Media & Promotions Coordinator beginning in 2011. Prior to that, he was a graduate and undergraduate assistant. He is currently the host of the international music show Imported on Sunday nights at 10 p.m.
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