(Trent Nelson  |  The Salt Lake Tribune) Heavy equipment works on the West Davis Highway project in Layton on Tuesday, May 25, 2021.(Trent Nelson  |  The Salt Lake Tribune) The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) kicks off construction of the West Davis Highway with an event in Layton on Tuesday, May 25, 2021.(Trent Nelson  |  The Salt Lake Tribune) Heavy equipment works on the West Davis Highway project in Layton on Tuesday, May 25, 2021.(Trent Nelson  |  The Salt Lake Tribune) The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) kicks off construction of the West Davis Highway with an event in Layton on Tuesday, May 25, 2021.(Trent Nelson  |  The Salt Lake Tribune)  Senate President Stuart Adams, R-Layton, turns dirt with an excavator as UDOT kicks off construction of the West Davis Highway with an event in Layton on Tuesday, May 25, 2021.(Trent Nelson  |  The Salt Lake Tribune) Carlos Braceras, Utah Department of Transportation executive director, speaks as UDOT kicks off construction of the West Davis Highway with an event in Layton on Tuesday, May 25, 2021. At left are Senate President Stuart Adams, R-Layton, and Rep. Mike Schultz, R-Hooper.(Trent Nelson  |  The Salt Lake Tribune) Heavy equipment works on the West Davis Highway project in Layton on Tuesday, May 25, 2021.(Trent Nelson  |  The Salt Lake Tribune) Carlos Braceras, Utah Department of Transportation executive director, speaks as UDOT kicks off construction of the West Davis Highway with an event in Layton on Tuesday, May 25, 2021.(Trent Nelson  |  The Salt Lake Tribune)  Senate President Stuart Adams, R-Layton, turns dirt with an excavator as UDOT kicks off construction of the West Davis Highway with an event in Layton on Tuesday, May 25, 2021.(Trent Nelson  |  The Salt Lake Tribune) The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) kicks off construction of the West Davis Highway with an event in Layton on Tuesday, May 25, 2021.(Trent Nelson  |  The Salt Lake Tribune)  Rep. Mike Schultz, R-Hooper, speaks as UDOT kicks off construction of the West Davis Highway with an event in Layton on Tuesday, May 25, 2021.