In case you missed it, Salt Lake City recently revealed the first real estimate for how many visitors are expected at the historic open house for the pioneer-era Salt Lake Temple in 2027.
Salt Lake must create a real working estimate to justify closing down streets around the temple for the safety of the visitors. It made one with the help of the Utah Department of Transportation and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The office of Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall recently sent a letter to the City Council asking for the road closures because “this event will draw millions of visitors to the city with mass gatherings taking place on the blocks surrounding Temple Square.”
A city spokesman provided a second estimate in an accompanying statement to the Deseret News.
“The city expects the celebration to draw more than 20,000 visitors each day,” Adam Wittenberg stated.
That matches the number of people who visited the Medals Plaza each night during the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in downtown Salt Lake City.
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