A major gas station brand famous for its sandwiches is set to open its first Triangle location next year.
Wawa is coming to Johnston County in a big way.
The popular gas station brand will open its first Triangle location in the Johnston County town of Selma.
That Wawa is set to begin construction at 25 JR Road, at the intersection of Highway 70 and Interstate 95. The convenience store and gas station will be neighbors with the Old North State Food Hall opened two years ago in the former JR Cigars warehouse.
Beloved for its sandwiches (which it calls hoagies) and convenient bites, Wawa opened its first North Carolina locations last year in Wilson, Greenville and Goldsboro.
The Triangle Business Journal first reported the Selma Wawa.
The Pennsylvania-based gas station brand has a cult-like following that rivals the likes of Buc-ee’s, another convenience giant with a culinary streak. Both Wawa and Buc-ee’s are making their first long-awaited ventures into the Triangle.
The Selma Wawa site will be built on a longtime gas station spot, which was most recently a Mobil. The site has been cleared, and the new Wawa is set to be built from scratch. According to site plans, the Wawa will be around 5,900 square feet, with 16 gas pumps on the 2.5-acre property.