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Legacy North is planned to run north from [[US-89 (UT)|US-89]]/[[I-15 (UT)|I-15]] in [[Farmington, Utah|Farmington]] through the west side of northern [[Davis County, Utah|Davis County]] and continue north through the west side of [[Weber County, Utah|Weber County]].{{citation needed|date=September 2007}} The Utah Department of Transportation is working on the optimal route for this section of the Legacy Highway. |
Legacy North is planned to run north from [[US-89 (UT)|US-89]]/[[I-15 (UT)|I-15]] in [[Farmington, Utah|Farmington]] through the west side of northern [[Davis County, Utah|Davis County]] and continue north through the west side of [[Weber County, Utah|Weber County]].{{citation needed|date=September 2007}} The Utah Department of Transportation is working on the optimal route for this section of the Legacy Highway. UDOT has opted to refer the southern portion of this section as the West Davis Corridor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.udot.utah.gov/westdavis/faqs|title=Frequently Asked Questions|publisher=[[Utah Department of Transporatation|accessdate=2 Jun 2013|quote=The West Davis Corridor has been referred to in past studies as North Legacy.}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 10:11, 2 June 2013
- This article is about a proposed road. For the similarly named portion of this road that is open, see Legacy Parkway.
The Legacy Highway is a proposed freeway in the U.S. state of Utah that is planned to run from Brigham City in the north down the western side of the Wasatch Front to Nephi in the south. It was proposed in 1996, but due to lawsuits over issues with the completeness of the environmental impact statement construction was delayed. Construction of one segment began in 2006. That segment, known as the Legacy Parkway, opened on 13 September 2008 and is the only freeway segment of the Legacy Highway that has been completed thus far. However, several sections of frontage roads that are part of the Mountain View Corridor have been completed and are open for use.
Legacy Highway concept
The highway was proposed in 1996 by then-Utah Governor Michael O. Leavitt. Because of delays and the length of the freeway, it may be 2025 or later until construction on the entire portion is finished, although officials have stated that the complete proposal may, in fact, never be finished.[citation needed]
Legacy Parkway
The first portion built was the Legacy Parkway, or South Davis Segment, which runs from Farmington to North Salt Lake. Construction on the Legacy Parkway began in 2004 after many delays. The interchange with Interstate 15 and US-89 was mostly completed before the highway was delayed again as a result of lawsuits over the completeness of the environmental impact statement. Construction began again in 2006 and was completed in September 2008.[1] The Legacy Parkway section of the Legacy Highway is numerically designated as State Route 67.
Mountain View Corridor
Another portion of the Legacy Highway is the Mountain View Corridor,[2] which is planned to span the entire length of western Salt Lake County and a few miles south into northwestern Utah County. Construction on this corridor began in 2010. The Mountain View Corridor section of the Legacy Highway is numerically designated as State Route 85.
Early on the Utah Legislature considered making this portion of the Legacy Highway a toll road so that it could be funded for construction sooner. However, while suggested as a possibity, the toll road concpet was never adopted.
Legacy North
Legacy North is planned to run north from US-89/I-15 in Farmington through the west side of northern Davis County and continue north through the west side of Weber County.[citation needed] The Utah Department of Transportation is working on the optimal route for this section of the Legacy Highway. UDOT has opted to refer the southern portion of this section as the West Davis Corridor.[3]
Legacy South
From its inception the concept of the Legacy Highway has always included the idea of extending it south through the west side of Utah County to the Nephi area in Juab County. However, there are no proposals for routes south of the southern terminus of the Mountain View Corridor section at SR-73, except that it would have to follow a route somewhere west of Utah Lake.
References
- ^ "Legacy Parkway & Preserve". Utah Department of Transportation.
- ^ http://www.udot.utah.gov/mountainview/
- ^ {{cite web|url=http://www.udot.utah.gov/westdavis/faqs%7Ctitle=Frequently Asked Questions|publisher=[[Utah Department of Transporatation|accessdate=2 Jun 2013|quote=The West Davis Corridor has been referred to in past studies as North Legacy.}}