November 2022 Update on the Progress of the Renovation of the Salt Lake City Utah Temple
Temple - From the outside, it looks much like it did six months ago. However, there is now a large pipe, 6-8 feet in diameter, that appears to run East-West under the center of the temple, below the 'Jack and Bore' pipes. Those pipes have been constructed to hold the temple in the air while the base isolators are installed. The spires on the east side are shrouded in material, suggesting that some work is being done there that requires temperature control or perhaps just for winter protection.
New Temple Construction (north of the temple) - This area has not progressed much in the last 6 months, beyond the completion of the second floor (from the bottom). I had expected to see much more progress here. This new part of the temple will be the location of two baptismal fonts. The new floor meets the opening of the tunnel to the Conference Center right in the middle, suggesting access to both the bottom and the floor above it from the conference center parking structure may be in the works.
There are now tower cranes galore above Temple Square. This photo was Taken from the southeast corner of North Temple and Main Street.
There are now four tall cranes on temple square, one is just on the west side of the former north-south walkway. Christmas at Temple Square will be very limited due to all of the construction and I suspect there will be some on Temple Square (near the Tabernacle and Assembly Hall) and at the Conference Center. I also saw a few lights forming trees being assembled on the west side of the Church History Library.
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View from South Temple
A six-foot pipe runs out the west side, below the 'jack and bore' holes.
The newly constructed addition to the temple will include offices, locker rooms, and two baptismal fonts, among other things
North Side of the Temple
View of west end of the temple near the Tabernacle
Second floor above ground for the North Temple Addition
Just to the left of the center, you can see the tunnel under North Temple. Note the second floor bisects the tunnel near the center point
Workers near the top of the temple foundation above the 'jack and bore' holes.
The construction entrance off South Temple is in the foreground and the ramp indicates just how far below ground- excavation was done. To the left behind the red and white barricades is the Southeast Corner of Temple Square, where the old South Visitor Center once stood and where the new Visitor Center is being constructed.
Excavation for the new visitor center started six months ago and now the concrete walls are up to ground level. The Church released more details on the center's nature a few months ago, calling it a “Perpetual Temple Open House.”
The new visitor center foundation walls are almost complete as it rises from temple square ground level.
The new Garden Area north of the Tabernacle suggests it will be something like the Church Office Building plaza but with more trees and plants. A small building in this area is under onstruction in the northwest corner.
A concrete foundation is being laid down, covered with plastic. The photo shows a walkway into the new area.
A star (or snowflake) design is visible, with what appears to be electric conduits.
A small building is being constructed near the west wall. This building was part of the early renderings of the New Temple Square.
Many construction materials are on site, including rebar, indicating much more concrete to come. A large pile of dirt also remains, suggesting it will be used as fill dirt.
Alleyway along the west side of the Joseph Smith Memorial Building at South Temple. The baracade on the left is a constructtion wall as some things on Main Street Plaza are being renovated. The alleyway leads to the west door of the Joseph Smith Memorial Building.
The Church Office Building plaza has progressed. The gate and entrances from State Street are now in place, and much of the central plaza is nearing completion. The area between the Joseph Smith Memorial Building and the Church Administration building is still an entry for construction vehicles. The space between the Relief Society Building and the Church Office Tower is also largely untouched. Views of the work on the main street area is unavailable except in elevated locations (such as uppper floors of the Jospeh Smith Memorial building).
The center gate along State Street to the new Church Office Building Plaza is open. The new plaza seems to be nearly complete.
The fence along State Street has kept passers by from accessing Office Building plaza.
