A ramp off Interstate 295 in North Jacksonville at Alta Drive appears to be the next top stop for travelers looking for gas, food, snacks and convenience items, or just a Slurpee or Chewy Ice.
Two popular convenience stores appear to be eying the area for development.
City utility JEA received a service availability request March 3 for a 7-Eleven gas station at southwest Alta Drive and Faye Road, at northwest I-295 and Alta.
A conceptual plan shows a 4,853-square-foot convenience store and eight fueling stations with 16 pumps on 1.74 acres. It is next to a 0.68-acre outparcel…