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GreenNews - USA - Legacy gets a green light
Litigation ends: If the settlement holds, construction on the parkway could start in May
Davis County,Salt Lake,UT,USA -The Salt Lake Tribune, by Patty Henetz -22 Sept 2005 ):-)) After eight months of negotiation between the state and a coalition of conservation organizations, Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. on Wednesday signed off on a compromise ending the litigation that has stalled the Legacy Parkway since 2001... It also means Davis County will get a jump start on a new TRAX line and a bus rapid transit system, and 125 acres of Great Salt Lake wetlands will be set aside as a nature preserve instead of housing big-box commercial development... And it won't be any ordinary highway. The Legacy Parkway will be the first commuter road of its kind in Utah: no trucks, no billboards, a maximum speed of 55 mph, rubberized asphalt to dampen noise and only four lanes wide for at least the next 15 years...
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