Expansion Proposed For Manchester Walmart

MANCHESTER, CT — Plans are in the works to expand the online pickup area at the Manchester Walmart.

Manchester planning officials said a special exception modification permit was applied for on Monday.

The plans call for an additional 5,460 square feet to be onto the existing building, according to planning officials.

A new sign and revised parking layout have also been proposed.

The Walmart grocery pickup area is located on the Buckland Hills Drive side of the property near the access driveway. The area is tricky with a limited amount of pickup parking spots and a tight traffic pattern. Compounding the problem are customers that park in the drop-off bays that are not at the store for grocery pickups and cars zooming into the lot trying to beat oncoming traffic on Buckland Hills Drive.

Walmart is located at 420 Buckland Hills Drive.

No formal timetable has been announced for a review of the proposal.

Here are the plans: