Complex sentence: The parkway was opened in 2001 after just under a year of construction, and almost two decades of community requests (led by locals Doug and Bruce Stephens) to the state to connect I-84 directly to Adams Avenue, bypassing the congested US-89.
Split into simpler sentences: The parkway was opened in 2001 after just under a year of construction and almost two decades of community requests. Local residents led by Doug and Bruce Stephens urged the state to connect I-84 directly to Adams Avenue, bypassing the congested US-89.