- Salt Lake City will close roads for the Salt Lake Temple open house in 2027.
- Construction for a new entertainment district will cause further road impacts next year and likely beyond.
- State and local transportation planners are working around alternate routes the closures may produce.
SALT LAKE CITY — Juan Becerra says traffic remains the top question and concern from his meetings ahead of next year’s Salt Lake Temple open house.
Becerra, the government and community relations manager for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has traveled across various Salt Lake City community councils over the past month to explain the church’s transportation plans for the massive event, running from April 5, 2027, through Oct. 1, 2027.
It will close down a few roads in the area, but downtown traffic impact concerns have only increased since Becerra began meeting with community councils…