Salt Lake City is considering a request to temporarily close portions of several key downtown streets to support the Salt Lake Temple Reopening Celebration. These closures would be in effect from roughly March 2027 through October 2027 to ensure public safety and manage heavy pedestrian traffic, according to a notice on the city's website.
The city's website notes that not all construction in the street is a Salt Lake City project. Work managed by private companies may include fiber internet installation or utility upgrades.
Private projects in the public right of way may include fiber and telecom installation, gas or electric utility upgrades, private development requiring lane or sidewalk closures, and temporary work zones related to building construction.
Fiber projects involve internet companies installing fiber cables along public streets and sidewalks to expand high-speed internet access. This work often includes drilling small holes in park strips between sidewalks and streets or along the edge of the roadway. While installation on a single block is typically short in duration, crews may move block by block over time.
Salt Lake City reviews and permits private work in the public right of way to ensure safe travel for pedestrians, bicyclists, drivers, and transit users, coordinate between projects, and ensure the restoration of streets and sidewalks after work is complete.
Projects that impact city streets, sidewalks, or bike lanes are required to have a Construction Traffic Management Plan (CTMP) to explain how people will move safely around construction.
Residents can use a public permits map or the Citizen Access Portal to look up active private construction or utility permits. Information can also be found by looking for a phone number on construction vehicles or posted signage.
