Crossroads Plaza's parking structure will remain open as the inn comes down, with just one entrance closing, immediately south of the inn. The sidewalk on the south side of South Temple will also remain open, though part of it will be covered.

Utah Transit Authority spokesman Justin Jones said at least some bus routes that run down West Temple between 200 South and North Temple will be detoured to run along 200 West.

Once the barricades go up, construction crews will have some pre-demolition work to do before the inn comes down in mid- to late November, according to PRI's estimates.

The permits allow demolition work on the inn to last through the end of the year. After the inn, buildings will continue to fall one by one, roughly west-to-east. The Key Bank Tower will be the last to come down on the block.

In about six months, demolition will start on the ZCMI Center block, and the fate of one building there remains uncertain. Gibbons on Monday said PRI had made no decisions and had no updates on the Deseret Bank/First Security building, a historic building that was originally slated for demolition but is now being re-evaluated in the wake of public opposition.

Downtown Rising will use its Web site, www.downtownrising.com, to keep residents and visitors updated as the project progresses, detailing upcoming demolitions and closures as they are announced.

Knowles said he expects the biggest issues that Downtown Rising, PRI and others will face will involve speculation and some of the perceptions "that downtown is going to be one great big orange cone" rather than any serious traffic or access problems.

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