Commercial development at the north end of Hellertown is drawing attention from passers-by and local residents. Along with the construction of a new microhospital and medical office building on the site of the former Champion spark plug factory, Altoona-based Sheetz is building a new convenience store and gas station an adjacent property to the south.
A used car dealership that was previously located at Kichline Avenue and Main Street was demolished earlier this year to make way for the Sheetz, which will occupy a prime site along the Rt. 412 corridor, opposite the I-78 eastbound ramps.
Saucon Source has contacted Sheetz’s public relations department for information about when the company estimates the new store will open. When it does, it will be the fifth gas station in the borough…