Twenty more feet of soil will be removed before construction begins on the three-level underground north addition. Download PhotoĪdditional Excavation on the North Side of the TempleĮxcavation has reached 45 feet below street level on the north side of the Salt Lake Temple. temple-square-update-aug The foundation was laid for the north crane to allow for a second tower crane to be built. This will allow for a second tower crane to be built that will be 250 feet or 83 meters in height. In early August, the north crane foundation was poured using 350 cubic yards or 267 cubic meters of concrete. “If you’re standing on State Street, looking toward the temple, the design will direct your vision right to the temple,” Shingleton said. When repairs are complete, new landscaping will enhance and beautify the view of the temple. “And so in part of the removal process, we had to use a special company to remove all of the asbestos-laden waterproofing from the top of the roof deck.” “Because it was built in the ‘60s, all of the waterproofing that was used is full of asbestos - that was the thing back then,” said Paul Shingleton, a Jacobsen project manager of the plaza renovation. The entire Church Office Building plaza will undergo the process before waterproofing to prevent future leaking of the employee underground parking garage below. Temple-Square-Update-Aug-2021 Crews repair delaminated concrete in 12-foot-wide strips ground down two and a half inches deep. The plaza will then be waterproofed to prevent leaking in the underground parking garage directly below. The work is being done in 12-foot-wide strips that have been ground down two-and-a-half inches deep before a special concrete mix is applied that adheres to the existing concrete. Crews are now repairing damaged concrete that delaminated from years of leaking water. The Church Office Building Plaza closed for an upgrade in February 2021. And starting from the top down, you need to have that good support and protection.” “You have all the historic finishes inside the building that you’re trying to preserve. “The roof structure is so critical for this project,” Fajardo said. The sturdy framework will also reinforce the attic, where new mechanical equipment is being installed. Gusset brackets, nuts and bolts secure the steel structures instead of welding to prevent fire hazard. Cross bracing is installed to provide lateral bracing. Download PhotoĮach new truss weighs about 35,000 pounds (15 metric tons) and is 90 feet (27.4 meters) long. The 35,000-pound steel framework will help strengthen the attic for new mechanical equipment and tie in the roof to the foundation to help stiffen the temple as part of the seismic upgrade. “But because we have historic finishes that are remaining inside the temple that have to be protected, we have to do it one at a time.” Temple-Square-Update-June-2021 Riggers prepare the 90-foot truss for flight via crane to the roof of the Salt Lake Temple in June 2021. “On a typical project, we would open up the entire structure, and we would do all the new trusses at the same time,” said Josh Fajardo, a superintendent with Jacobsen Construction Company. The new trusses are erected one by one to control the exposure of the existing roof. In May, crews began adding replacement steel trusses to the temple roof as part of the seismic reinforcement of the temple. Gardeners work to prepare the ground for General Conference. Temple Square is always beautiful in the springtime.
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