One improvised telephone pole in this area serves as an eagle's nest.

Campagna also said that UDOT was able to preserve extra pockets of wetlands along Legacy that total another 20 acres.

Near Glovers Lane in Farmington, Legacy will soon feature a section of flowering plum trees in one section of the median. He also said that Legacy doesn't have drainage in its inside median. There will be lakes of water there in spring, or after rainfall, as was the plan.

To some anxious commuters, perhaps the lone downside to Legacy will be the 55 mph speed limit.

Will the Utah Highway Patrol be strictly enforcing that speed limit from day one?

UHP spokesman Cameron Roden said his department will first look at the voluntary compliance of motorists for the 55 mph limit before considering any special enforcement there.

But troopers will patrol the new roadway, and speeders should beware. Roden said the UHP may enlist the aid of the Davis County Sheriff's Office, if necessary, to adequately patrol the road.

Once Legacy opens, commuters in Davis County aren't totally in the clear yet. Work on Highway 89 in North Salt Lake may continue for another week or so. Also, the "lane gain" project between Farmington and Layton may go on until Dec. 1.

For more information on the Legacy Parkway, go to www.dot.state.ut.us/legacy.

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