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With final paving almost complete, the new north entrance to campus is expected to be opened for traffic early next week. The four-lane roadway stretches in a nearly straight line from the Mississippi Research and Technology Park interchange on U.S. Highway 82 to George Perry St. in front of Butler Hall.