Demolition of the old Saline County Jail moved into the next phase this week as heavy equipment began knocking down exterior walls.

Back in mid-August crews were working inside to gut the concrete jail cells. Saline County Administrator Phillip Smith-Hanes tells KSAL News the two pronged approach is to demolish and recycle.

Salina based, Diehl Enterprises is contracted to bulldoze the old facility located on North 10th Street at a cost of $400,000. Work is expected to be wrapped up by late December.