March 2021 | Vol. 01 Iss. 01
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CONSTRUCTION PROGRESSING ON HIGHWAY 89 PROJECT By Alison Berg | The City Journals
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he ongoing U.S. Highway 89 project extending Farmington to I-84 in Ogden has become a hot topic among Davis County residents directly impacted by the project, though many Fruit Heights residents said they are excited to see the project’s completion. The Utah Department of Transportation, who is spearheading the project, said it will improve traffic flow on U.S. 89 and at connections with local cross streets by widening U.S. 89 to three lanes in each direction. That widening will run from Main Street in Farmington to Utah State Route 193 in Layton, adding interchanges – bridges over U.S. 89 with on/off ramps – at 200 North/400 North, Oak Hills Drive, Gordon Avenue and Antelope Drive. Bridges will also be added over U.S. 89 at Nicholls Road and Crestwood Road, and the project will complete a three-mile extension of the existing Gordon Avenue in Layton to connect it to U.S. 89. While residents in the area said the noise and inconvenience of the project has gotten to be annoying, they believe the easier traffic flow will make the nuisances worth it. “We’ve endured a lot of ground shaking and noise and all sorts of things, but we’re excited to put things back together,” said Dan Davidson, a Fruit Heights resident. Davidson lives near the 200 North/400 North Construction crews and heavy equipment are a common site for residents living in Fruit Heights, Kaysville and other communities in and around the highway. Continued page 9 Photo by Roger V. Tuttle
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