LDS Salt Lake Temple costly open house!
To close roads during the Salt Lake Temple open house,
the LDS Church would have to pay. Here’s how much.
Source: Salt Lake Tribune
By Tony Semerad - | Jan. 31, 2026, 6:00 a.m. | Updated: 9:59 a.m.
The
opening of the renovated Salt Lake Temple is more than a year away,
but Salt Lake City and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
are already planning for the huge visitor crowds expected to flood
downtown for the historic event.
Estimates
indicate between 3 million and 5 million visitors could come to Utah’s
capital to see inside the iconic six-spired house of worship, which has
not been open to the general public since just before its original
1893 dedication.
The church is proposing a
seven-month fenced closure to vehicular traffic for public sections of
North Temple and West Temple immediately adjacent to the pioneer-era
landmark. Those closures could last from early spring of 2027 to
October, according to emerging details.
