Workers have begin placing the cells for the new Saline County Jail. 

In an update Wednesday about the jail project, County Administrator Phillip Smith-Hanes noted that the cells have begun arriving and will be set into place over the next few weeks.

"Once all the precast cells are set, concrete crews will return to pour slabs in the dayroom areas between cells," Smith-Hanes wrote in an email update about the project.

Additionally, crews will begin erecting load-bearing walls and placing steel beams.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/6/1654805764235.jpeg" alt="The first double-cell unit was lowered onto its concrete base on Monday.&nbsp; Photo by Sheriff Roger Soldan courtesy Saline County" />
 <figcaption>The first double-cell unit was lowered onto its concrete base on Monday.&nbsp; Photo by Sheriff Roger Soldan courtesy Saline County</figcaption>
 </figure>By SALINA POSTWorkers have begin placing the cells for the new Saline County Jail. In an update Wednesday about the jail project, County Administrator Phillip Smith-Hanes noted that the cells have begun arriving and will be set into place over the next few weeks."Once all the precast cells are set, concrete crews will return to pour slabs in the dayroom areas between cells," Smith-Hanes wrote in an email update about the project.Additionally, crews will begin erecting load-bearing walls and placing steel beams.

New jail project progresses; cells being set