Several years and $86 million later, Bucks County now has a new Justice Center.
Gerald Anderson is the Director of Operations for Bucks County and said the building on North Main Street in Doylestown was much needed.
He said, "There were studies done that said that the court system and the county had been growing and they needed more space so between the issues of space requirement growth and saftey."
A ribbon cutting held Sunday brought a lot of people out to take a look at the new building.
Anderson said spectators were impressed by the state of the art building with a touch of the past, showcased by Mercer tile.
He said the new building will be a safer place for everyone.
In the other building, prisoners would get into the same elevators with court workers and average citizens, but now, "The judges have one means of entering the courtroom and the prisoners another one and the public in the front."
The six stories and two basement levels are handicapped accessible.
He said, "This building is 100 percent handicapped accessible and, all courtrooms are ADA compliant, along with all bathrooms and the whole building."
Now that plans for the building are falling into place moves are being made.
"Our plan is to start rehabbing the building across the street when the courts leave so we can close buildings that surround this area, close this down, shrink the footprint," said Anderson.
He said that will ultimately save the county money.
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