Call it the Wawa two-step. The convenience store chain plans to knock down a longtime store here and replace it with a larger building and fuel station.
The superstore is to rise at the intersections of Routes 40 and 77 in Upper Pittsgrove.
Construction could begin early next year, pending approvals from the state’s transportation and environmental-protection agencies, according to Duncan Prime, a Moorestown attorney for Wawa.
The Salem County project will mirror Wawa’s ongoing departure from “legacy” stores in favor of superstores with gas sales. For instance, Wawa last year closed decades-old stores in Pine Hill and Oaklyn, while simultaneously opening superstores at nearby locations. Similarly, it razed an older Voorhees store to make way for a larger replacement in 2022 at White Horse and Burnt Mill roads.