 A survey taken by Valley Research for "The Salt Lake Tribune" in December 1997 showed 64 percent of Davis County residents were in support of building the parkway, with just 19 percent opposing the construction.State officials had hoped to have the parkway open in time for the 2002 Winter Olympics being held in Salt Lake City; however, construction was delayed too many times for that to occur.Initial construction of Legacy Parkway began in 2001; however, it was forced to stop as a result of lawsuits over the completeness of the environmental impact statement (EIS).