With the Salt Lake Temple and Temple Square renovation recently completing its third year of projects and progress, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints provided a recap of the past year’s work and a projection of ongoing and new efforts and recent photographs.

Construction crews waterproof and add landscaping to the Main Street Plaza as part of the ongoing Temple Square renovation project in Salt Lake City, Utah. Photo taken January 2023.

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The ChurchofJesusChrist.org post — published Wednesday, Jan. 25 — also included photographs of work this month and links to a video providing a full explanation of the Salt Lake Temple renovation and a lengthy detail on TempleSquare.org of the processes and projects.

Following is a look at major work that took place in 2022 and a projection of continuing work or new efforts in 2023.

2022’s major work

• Work began on the Main Street Plaza, including waterproofing and new landscaping.
• The “jack and bore” process of installing reinforced concrete beams continued, with the installing of reinforced concrete beams under the temple’s existing foundations.

Concrete beams are installed under the existing foundation of the Salt Lake Temple as part of the seismic upgrade or “jack and bore” process, Salt Lake City, Utah. Photo taken January 2023.

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• Waterproofing and heating conduit were installed along the Church Office Building plaza, with new paving work started.
• Excavation on the temple’s north and south sides was completed.
• Construction on the three additional lower floors of the temple’s north-side addition began. The addition will include two baptistries, sealing rooms, dressing rooms and administrative offices.
• Excavation completed in the northwest corner of Temple Square, for future gardens providing a place for peaceful contemplation.

2023’s continuing work or new efforts

• Begin additional work on some of the areas surrounding Temple Square, including previously announced renovations to the Joseph Smith Memorial Building, Beehive House and Lion House.
• Continue construction of the guest experience pavilions south of the temple.

Construction begins for the guest experience pavilions on the south side of Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah. Photo taken January 2023.

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• Temporarily close the Assembly Hall as the facilities and wall on the southwest corner of Temple Square are removed.
• Complete the Church Office Building Plaza, with an expected late-fall finish date.
• Complete the Main Street Plaza, also expected to be finished in late fall.
• Install structural steel frames inside the Salt Lake Temple’s tower spires.
• Begin installation of the temple’s base isolator system.

Three additional lower floors of the Temple are formed during the Temple Square renovation project in Salt Lake City, Utah. Photo taken January 2023.

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• Complete the structural work of the three new floors of the temple’s north addition and begin finish work.
• Reinforce the temple’s stone walls and towers. Vertical drilling from the wall and tower columns will accommodate and connect post-tensioned cables to the new foundation.

Waterproofing and heating conduit are installed under the Church Office Building plaza during the Temple Square renovation in Salt Lake City, Utah. Photo taken January 2023.

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