Update (August 2026): The experiment is over. The rollout has begun.
Wawa opened its first Travel Center on Aug. 28, 2025, in Hope Mills, North Carolina. Hundreds of customers and local officials turned out for a ribbon-cutting that included a hoagie-building contest between the town’s police and fire departments.
At roughly 8,000 square feet, it is the largest store the Delaware County company has ever built. A standard Wawa runs about half that size…