When built, Legacy will stretch 14 miles from North Salt Lake to Farmington. It will border five Davis County cities, all of which will have access to trails on the east and west sides of the road.

This weekend, UDOT will put out what's called an "early action" bid package to hire a contractor for preliminary work on the road. This summer, a bid will be put out for a second contractor to do the main construction of the road. Construction will likely be broken into three segments, Thomas said.

UDOT anticipates that Legacy will be open for traffic in the fall of 2008. Hudachko said the agency has received no "red flags" that would indicate another party will sue to stop construction of the road.

The original plaintiffs that sued are barred from taking legal action again under provisions of November's settlement agreement. They are, however, watching and reviewing design plans for Legacy.

"We still think it's just a win-win," said Heileson. "We look at how it started as a massive freeway that induced sprawl and now it's turned into a redesigned parkway with a huge nature preserve and full emphasis on mass transit options."

For more information about Legacy and the approval received Monday, log on to www.udot.utah.gov.

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