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.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
