MURRAY – Five years after securing federal funding – not to mention decades of lobbying and planning – local and state officials on Thursday celebrated the completion of the new
Construction picks up on new U.S. 641 in southern Calloway Co., Ky. The project will complete Kentuckyâs section of a corridor from Interstate 69 at Benton to Paris, Tennessee, and Interstate 40 to the south. Itâs scheduled for completion in summer 2023. (Source: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet) By Amber Ruch | February 22, 2021 at 11:04 AM CST - Updated February 22 at 11:04 AM
CALLOWAY COUNTY, Ky. (KFVS) - Working is ramping up on construction of a new, four-lane section of U.S. 641 in southern Calloway County.
Itâs part of a $37.6 million contract to improve local and regional travel.
When finished, there will be a new section of U.S. 641 covering 5.6 miles from Murray to Hazel and the Kentucky-Tennessee line. The existing two-lane highway carries about 6,000 vehicles per day.