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Salt Lake Temple Construction Progress
Work continues to move forward on Temple Square this June, with advancements made on both the historic Salt Lake Temple and surrounding buildings.
The seismic upgrade has reached a major milestone; all the temple’s weight is now resting on new footings and its base isolators, bearing-like components that limit movement during an earthquake. The seismic upgrade project is now in its final stages, as post-tensioning cables are pulled to a half-million pounds of pressure from the top to the base of the temple and horizontally from wall to wall to reinforce the structure’s strength.
The west baptismal font in the Salt Lake Temple is moving through its finish work stage as crews lay floor tiles around the font.
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Worker lays tile around the west baptismal font of the Salt Lake Temple on Wednesday, June 4, 2025.
