Sheetz Construction Moving Swiftly

Work on the new Sheetz gas station/convenience store—the second phase in the Northwood Center development—is really taking shape.

Not only is the building up and under way, but the structure for the gas station just popped up the other day.

In the past month, crews have cleared and leveled land around the parcel by Route 248 and Kingston Road and started working on the foundation for the structure.

The progress is a familiar site to motorists who watched a CVS go up right next door.

Palmer Township officials have also signed off on an agreement for a new traffic signal there.

Strausser Enterprises is developing the Northwood Center, which includes the CVS that opened right after the new year. Strausser officials have said the new Sheetz would be the largest Sheetz convenience store in the Lehigh Valley.

"It could be open before Thanksgiving," Palmer Supervisors Chairman Dave Colver said.

The Sheetz project had stalled for several months as Strausser sought permit approval from the state Department of Transportation.