A utility contractor for the City of Benton plans to close a portion of the US 641/Poplar Street northbound oneway section in Benton on Sunday, March 20, 2016. The northbound lanes of US 641/Poplar Street will be closed along the oneway section at mile point 8.7 in Benton to allow utility work to prepare for future reconstruction of KY 348/5th Street between US 641 and the Purchase Parkway Exit 43 Interchange. This northbound closure is along US 641/Poplar Street between 4th Street and 5th Street in Benton near the Marshall County Co-op Store. The northbound lanes of US 641will be closed at this site on Sunday, March 20th, from approximately 6 a.m. to about 3 p.m., CDT. This northbound closure will extend from KY 408/8th Street to the US 641 Couplet at 5th Avenue where the oneway sections of US 641 meet the two-way section. There will be no marked detour for northbound traffic. Passenger vehicles traffic may self-detour via KY 408/West 8th Street and Olive Street or Commercie Drive. Trucks should self-detour via an approirate state route. The southbound oneway section of US 641/Main Street through Benton will remain open during this utility work. Timely traffic advisories for the 12 counties of KYTC Highway District 1 are available by going to www.facebook.com/kytcdistrict1<http://www.facebook.com/kytcdistrict1>. You do not have to be a Facebook member to access this page.