In with new, out with old. Olathe Courthouse to be replaced by Johnson County Square

Crews have finished demolishing the old Johnson County County Courthouse in downtown Olathe, and it will be replaced by an outdoor public space called Johnson County Square. The last walls of the old courthouse, left empty when a new courthouse opened across Santa Fe Street in January, came down early on Aug. 25. The demolition is being followed by debris removal and back-filling of the foundation with about 15,000 cubic yards of dirt that were removed during excavation for the new courthouse. In a news release, project manager Kyle Heltne estimated that the recycled dirt weighs about 33 million pounds. It had been stored at the New Century AirCenter.
Source: KC Star Local News